Title
Rationalizing Pensions for Retired Athletes
Law
Executive Order No. 535
Decision Date
Jun 9, 2006
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's Executive Order No. 535 mandates the continuation of monthly incentive allowances and additional cash incentives for twenty living former athletes, funded by PAGCOR, to support their welfare and recognize their contributions to sports.

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).

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