Schools Physical Education and Sports Development Act

The Secretary of Education shall prescribe the program covering:
1. Health education and nutrition including food production activities.
2. General physical fitness through calisthenics, physical education period, folk dancing, and gymnastics.
3. Competitive athletics starting in intermediate grades to identify and develop promising athletes.
4. Intramural and inter-unit athletic competitions with awards.
5. Annual regional and national athletic competitions organized by bureaus.
The Department of Health shall provide recommendations on health education and fitness programs.

Composition includes Assistant Secretary for Physical Education (Chairman), Director of Public Works, University of the Philippines Physical Director, Bureau coordinators, and President of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation.
The Assistant Secretary is appointed by the President with consent of the Commission on Appointments.
Commission responsible for promoting, coordinating, and reporting on physical education and sports development programs.

Assistant Secretary oversees promotion and coordination under the Secretary of Education's supervision.
Physical education coordinators work within their respective bureaus.
Physical education supervisors assigned per division, region, and vocational bureau, appointed based on qualifications.
Supervisors promote activities and lead sports promotion locally.

Five-year coach development program coordinated with the University of the Philippines, PAAF, and Armed Forces.
Program phases:
1. National training of coaching instructors.
2. Provincial coach training.
3. School-level coaching seminars/clinics.
Supplementary training includes scholarships at the National College of Physical Education, University of the Philippines, and foreign coaching clinics.
Scholarships available to public and private school personnel and Armed Forces; private institutions fund their participants.
Funded by national appropriations.

Ten-year program for building sports centers in each province financed by Commission funds.
Sports centers to have facilities for track and field, ball games, gyms, swimming pools, dormitories, cafeterias, and training amenities.
Sites determined by the Commission with local government recommendations.
Rules for administration and public/private use established by the Commission.

Approve plans, establish construction priorities, enter contracts, and approve payments.
Construction only after local site approval and property acquisition.
Priority given to provinces hosting inter-scholastic/regional meets.
Appropriation limits: ₱500,000 for new centers, ₱250,000 for improvements.

Athletic fee up to ₱10 per annum per college/university student, exclusive for promoting physical education and sports development.
No other athletic fees allowed.
Fees subject to Commission examination.
Host provinces finance regional/interscholastic meets through ticket sales, fund transfers, private school contributions, and private donations.

₱5 million annually for five years from the National Treasury as a revolving fund for the five-year sports and physical education program.
₱5 million annually for ten years for the ten-year sports center development program.
Unexpended balances after ten years transferred to the Department of Education.
Annual appropriations thereafter included in the General Appropriations Act.