Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 3135)
The short title of Republic Act No. 3135 is the Revised Charter of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation.
The original incorporators include Manuel L. Quezon, Camilo Osias, Alejandro Albert, H.A. Bordner, R.S. Fitz, Kenneth Rowntree, Regino R. Ylanan, Jorge B. Vargas, E.S. Turner, V. Buencamino, C.J. Bott, Joaquin Alviar, Fred O. England, C. Preysler, Gabriel Ubago, Geo. R. Summers, Martin Eiguren, Damaso Garcia Bosque, J.A. Murphy, W.N. Bartholome, Silvestre Torres, Theo S. Hall, C. John, R.R. Garcia, P. Dulay, H.L. Noble, J. Truitt Maxwell, Vicente Wenceslao, Adam C. Dorkum, and their successors in interest.
The purposes are to encourage physical education and fitness; promote and improve amateur athletic sports; establish uniform tests of amateur standing and rules for governing sports; develop sportsmanship and fair play; and encourage establishment of sports centers, playgrounds, and recreational facilities.
The Board of Governors is composed of all surviving incorporators and three representatives from each recognized National Sports' Association, with the condition that no representative represents more than one association on the Board.
Duties include adopting the constitution and by-laws; adopting rules for amateur athletes and sports; governing procedures for National Sports Associations; suspending or withdrawing recognition of member associations under specified voting rules; and authorizing transactions for properties and funds.
A majority of board members constitutes a quorum. Each member has one vote and proxy voting is not allowed.
The officers include a President, first and second Vice-Presidents, and an Executive Secretary-Treasurer. The President and Vice-Presidents serve two-year terms, and the Executive Secretary-Treasurer serves a four-year term.
The Executive Committee consists of the President, two Vice-Presidents, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, representatives appointed by each National Sports Association from the Board, three members-at-large from the Senate, House of Representatives, and Office of the President, and optionally two additional public members. Its powers include implementing Board policies, budgeting, coordinating National Sports Associations, managing properties, enforcing rights to Olympic insignia and deciding appeals on athlete status and disputes.
A National Sports Association is organized for each individual sport and seeks recognition by filing an application with the Executive Committee, including their constitution, by-laws, membership list, and a filing fee. Recognition is granted if the association promotes the aims of the Act, with a decision required within three months.
Each Association determines its organization, but no team, school, club, or organization may be admitted as a voting member unless at least 60% of its athletes are Filipino citizens.
Penalties include imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of up to one thousand pesos, or both at the court's discretion.
No, they are exempt from amusement, real property, specific taxes, and other taxes and duties, provided the imported sports equipment is used exclusively by the Federation, Associations, and their athlete members and not sold for profit.
The properties and funds shall be held in trust by the Federation and may be used as common properties until claimed by a successor Association.
No person is eligible to be president or head of more than one National Sports Association.
They are formed as soon as at least nine National Sports Associations have been fully organized and operating.
The Federation has exclusive rights to these symbols and their use is confined to activities related to the Olympic games and the Federation's purposes. Unauthorized use is penalized.
Common funds include net receipts from three Philippine Charity Sweepstakes races per year, donations, bequests, receipts from benefits and games, annual dues from National Sports Associations, income from properties, other receipts, and stocks or bonds owned by the Federation.
Their principal place of business shall be either in Manila or Quezon City.
The National Olympic Committee consists of the Executive Committee members whose sports are included in the Olympic program, the three members representing the Senate, House of Representatives, the Office of the President, and the representative of the International Olympic Committee.