EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 63 - CREATING THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL, PROVINCIAL, CITY, MUNICIPAL AND BARANGAY PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS (PFSDC)

WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section 19 (1), of the Constitution provides that “The state shall promote physical education and encourage sports program, league competitions, and amateur sports, including training for international competitions, to foster self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence for the development of a healthy and alert citizenry; 

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 6847 created the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) under the Office of the President to carry out this constitutional mandate in coordination with the various government departments and agencies and private entities;

WHEREAS, in order to ensure the implementation of the National Policy and Program of “SPORTS FOR ALL”, Sec. 7(m) of Republic Act No. 6847 provides that the PSC shall “encourage, promote and sustain the creation and establishment of regional, provincial, municipal and barangay or school district sports promotion and development councils, composed of officials from the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, Department of the Interior and Local Government, local government officials and representatives of the private sector, which shall initiate, conduct and coordinate sports activities in their respective jurisdictions;”

WHEREAS, the SPORTS COVENANT forged by all participants during the Sports Summit ‘92, which adopted the National Policy of “SPORTS FOR ALL,” specifically cited the urgent need to establish and institutionalize the sports development councils nationwide to assist the Philippine Sports Commission in the actual implementation of their respective programs for the nationwide observance of the “Decade of Physical Fitness and Sports;”  

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. There is hereby constituted the National, Regional, Provincial, City, Municipal and Barangay Physical Fitness and Sports Development Councils, hereinafter referred to as PFSDC, which shall act as the nationwide organizational network to assist the Philippine Sports Commission in the planning, information dissemination, and actual implementation and monitoring of the National Policy and Program of “SPORTS FOR ALL” and shall be composed of the following:

(a) The NATIONAL PFSDC:

Secretary of the DILG Chairman
Secretary of the DECS Co-Chairman
Secretary of the DND Vice-Chairman
Secretary of the DOLE Co-Vice Chairman
Chairman, Philippine Sports Commission  Sec. General
Chairman, Senate Committee on Sports    Honorary Member
Chairman, House Committee on Sports     Honorary Member
President, League of Provincial Governor Member  
Presidential Adviser on Sports Member
National President, SK Federation Member
PNP Director General     Member
(2) Representatives fromivate sector    Members

DILG Regional Director   Chairman
DECS Regional Director   Co-Chairman
DND Representative  Vice-Chairman
PSC Regional Head   (SGRO)    Sec. General
PNP Regional Director    Member
Provincial Governors    Members
SK Regional Federation
President   Member
(2) NGO Representatives Members

Provincial Governor    Chairman
Provincial Vice-Governor Vice-Chairman
DECS Division Superintendent   Sec. General
DILG PLGOO   Member
DND Representative     Member 
City/Municipal Mayors League President    Member
SK Provincial Federation President Member
(2) NGO Representatives   Members

City/Municipal Mayors    Chairman
PNP Representative Vice-Chairman
DECS PFSS Division Supervisor     Sec . General
DILG Representative (CLGO)     Member
ABC President    Member
SK Federation City/Municipal Chairman Member
(2) NGO Representatives   Members

Barangay Chairman Chairman
DECS School Principal   Vice-Chairman
SK Representative   Member
Kagawad Sports Coordination   Member
Homeowners Assn. Representative Member
(2) NGO Representatives     Members

Sec. 2. Functions. — The PFSDC Chairman, officers and members shall designate the NGO Representatives, establish linkages and call on other public or private entities or individuals for assistance, convene the Council within 60 days hereof, and assume the following functions and responsibilities:

1. meet at least once a month and plan and formulate a blueprint for the short, medium, and long term for the sectoral sports based on the National Policy and Program of “SPORTS FOR ALL”, including a well-synchronized year round calendar of sports activities and competitions culminating in a national “PALARONG PAMBANSA;”

2. conduct local “Sports Summits” in consultation with other public and private entities concerned to identify and prioritize sports programs and activities in their respective localities and areas of concern and to monitor, review and validate their program;

3. oversee and ensure the implementation of the physical fitness and sports program and activities in their respective areas of concern, i.e., DECS for physical education and school sports, DILG and LGUs for community-based sports, DND for military sports, DOLE for labor sports, POC and NSAs for elite sports for international competitions, and GAB for professional sports;  

4. disseminate proper information on the national policy and program, including their local programs to encourage the active participation of their constituents on physical fitness and sports activities;

5. assist in the identification, recruitment, and training of gifted and talented athletes from their areas to ensure a wide base for the selection of national athletes who will represent the country in international sports competitions;

6. submit a quarterly report to the Chairman of the National PFSDC and furnish a copy of the same to the Philippine Sports Commission; and

7. perform other functions deemed necessary to promote and implement the National Policy and Program.  

Sec. 3. The DILG, DECS, DND, DOLE, DOH, local government units, MMA, PNP, and other concerned government agencies and instrumentalities shall issue appropriate circulars and guidelines to implement this Order within their respective areas of concern and shall incorporate, in their respective annual budgets, a separate and specific budget for physical fitness and sports promotion and development to be exempt from executive issuances on economy measures and shall conduct fund-raising activities with the private sector to sustain the program and activities of the PFSDC at all levels.

Sec. 4. The PSG shall serve as the National Secretariat to coordinate, integrate, and monitor all the requirements and activities of the PFSDCs and shall provide the technical, logistical, and financial support to augment their fund requirements for their national program and activities.

Sec. 5. All heads of departments, offices, agencies, local governments, government-owned and controlled corporations, and instrumentalities of the government are hereby directed to support the program and activities of the Physical Fitness and Sports Development Councils (PFSDC).

Non-governmental Organizations, particularly the Philippine Olympic Committee and the various National Sports Association, are hereby requested to lend their full cooperation and active participation in ensuring that priority is given to physical fitness and sports to foster peace and unity, patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, preserve human and natural resources, and promote total human liberation and development.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-three.
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