Section 3
SEC. 3. Pursuant to the guiding principles as herein above provided, the Secretary of Education shall prescribe by regulation a program of activities in the Bureau of Public Schools, Bureau of Private Schools and the Bureau of Vocational Education which shall include among others (1) a program of health education and nutrition with increased emphasis on food production activities to augment and improve the pupils' and students' diets; (2) a program of general physical fitness for all pupils in the elementary and secondary schools through an observance of a daily routine of calisthenics exercises and a separate daily period in the school program for physical education including folk dancing and gymnastics; (3) a program of competitive athletics in all schools starting in the intermediate grades with a view to identifying promising .athletes whose participation in individual and team athletics should be further encouraged, developed and supervised more intensively in the secondary schools; (4) a program of intramural and inter-unit athletic competition within schools, districts and provinces prescribed by the three bureaus with proper recognition and incentive awards for outstanding performance in competitive activities; and (5) an annual program of athletic competition within and among regions and in interscholastic or national meets formulated by athletic associations organized by each bureau: Provided, That in the formulation of regulations the Secretary of Education shall seek the recommendation of the Department of Health through its Secretary with respect to the program of general physical fitness for pupils and students and the program of health education in the present.