RA 6847 (The Philippine Sports Commission Act) Section 5

Nature of the Commission.

Section 5

SEC. 5. Nature of the Commission. — The Commission shall exercise corporate powers. It shall have a seal, may sue and be sued, and shall be the sole policy-making and coordinating body of all amateur sports development programs and institutions in the Philippines: Provided, That in the case of the school sports development program, the same shall be formulated and implemented by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) with the assistance of the Commission within the framework of the national sports development program.

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