Section 9
SEC. 9. Powers, functions and duties of executive committee.&mdashThe executive committee shall have the following powers, functions and duties: 1. To implement all the policies and decisions laid down by the Board of Governors; 2. To prepare an annual budget and submit the same for the approval of the Board of Governors at the annual meeting; 3. To coordinate and harmonize the activities of all National Sports1 Associations; 4. To administer the common properties and stadia of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation and assist in the maintenance of existing athletic facilities in regional sports centers, subject to the conditions that it may impose; 5. To adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the discharge of its functions and consistent herewith; 6. To maintain, enforce, and defend the exclusive right of the federation to the use of the word "The Olympic", Olympic shield, all Olympic insignia, and all other Philippine Sports' insignia that it or the National Sports' Associations may design and prescribe for use by Filipino Athletes of whatever nature, and to confine their use to activities and publicity concerned with the Olympic games, and with the purposes, powers, and procedures of the federation; 7. To act and decide on all appeals brought before it regarding controversies on the amateur status of athletes and teams, as well as those arising between members of the federation and between the associations and their members; and 8. To encourage and promote the establishment of sports centers, public playgrounds and recreational facilities.