Legal basis and related issuances
- The Executive Order rationalizes the continuing grant of benefits established under Administrative Order No. 352 dated 24 July 1997.
- It references Republic Act No. 9064 dated 5 April 2001, which grants cash incentives for national athletes who win medals in specified international competitions under Section 8.
- It directs funding remittances connected to PAGCOR and the National Sports Development Fund of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) under Republic Act No. 9064.
- It uses the PSC income-sharing structure pursuant to Republic Act No. 6847.
- It acknowledges that Administrative Order No. 352 involved PSC Board action through various board resolutions granting benefits to identified former athletes.
Purpose and policy intent
- The Executive Order orders the continuation of monthly incentive allowances for living former athletes already granted benefits through PSC Board resolutions under Administrative Order No. 352.
- It orders the grant of additional cash incentives linked to Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9064.
- It rationalizes funding flows by requiring PAGCOR remittances to the PSC and to the National Sports Development Fund of the PSC.
Coverage: who receives and what benefits
- The Executive Order covers twenty (20) living former athletes who were granted monthly incentive allowances through various PSC Board resolutions under Administrative Order No. 352 (Section 1).
- The Executive Order covers those same twenty (20) living former athletes for purposes of additional cash incentives equal to fifty percent (50%) of the incentives under Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9064 (Section 2).
- The Executive Order expressly requires PAGCOR remittances to fund:
- the monthly incentive allowance credited to the PSC income share (Section 1), and
- the cash incentives remitted to the National Sports Development Fund (Section 2).
- The Executive Order does not extend the additional cash incentives beyond the same twenty (20) living former athletes identified in Section 1 (Section 2).
Mandatory monthly incentive continuation
- The PSC must continue to grant the monthly incentive allowance to the twenty (20) living former athletes granted such allowance through various board resolutions (Section 1).
- PAGCOR must remit the amount necessary for the monthly incentive allowance to the PSC (Section 1).
- The monthly incentive allowance received by the PSC must be credited to its income share pursuant to Republic Act No. 6847 (Section 1).
Additional cash incentives under RA 9064
- The PSC must grant to the same twenty (20) living former athletes the amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the cash incentives provided under Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9064 (Section 2).
- PAGCOR must remit the amount necessary for these cash incentives to the National Sports Development Fund of the PSC (Section 2).
- The Executive Order ties the cash incentive share specifically to Section 8 of Republic Act No. 9064 (Section 2).
Funding and remittance directions
- For the monthly incentive allowance, the funding flow is PAGCOR → PSC, with the amount credited to the PSC income share pursuant to Republic Act No. 6847 (Section 1).
- For the additional cash incentives, the funding flow is PAGCOR → National Sports Development Fund of the PSC (Section 2).
- Both funding requirements are expressed as amount necessary remittances to enable payment of the ordered benefits (Sections 1 and 2).
Effectivity and implementation timing
- The Executive Order takes effect immediately (Section 3).
- The issuance date is June 09, 2006, and it is formally done in the City of Manila on the 9th day of June Two Thousand and Six (DONE clause).