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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 44 - DECLARING
THE PHILIPPINE YOUTH GAMES — BATANG PINOY AS THE NATIONAL SPORTS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN
WHEREAS,
Section 19 (1), Article XIV of the 1987 Constitution provides that “the
State shall promote physical education and encourage sports programs,
league competitions and amateur sports including training for
international competition, 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, agencies and private entities;
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 63 (s. 1993) created the national,
regional, provincial, city, municipal and barangay Physical Fitness and
Sports Development Councils (PFSDCs), which shall act as the nationwide
organizational network to assist the PSC in the planning, information
dissemination, actual implementation and monitoring of the National
Policy and Program of “Sports For All” as embodied in Executive Order
No. 64 (s. 1993) and based on the universal principle adopted by the
UNESCO International Chapter for Physical Education and Sports wherein
the Philippines is a charter signatory;
WHEREAS, the Philippine Sports Commission, in coordination with the
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of
Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) and the various PFSDCs have
launched the Philippine National Games as the “centerpiece program”
toward the next millennium by virtue of Executive Order No. 163 (s.
1994);
WHEREAS, the Philippine National Games, a biennial national tournament
for highly competitive athletes, has envisioned to strengthen its
talent base by including competitions for young children thereby
harnessing the full potential of our people;
WHEREAS, the Philippine Youth Games — Batang Pinoy, being an integral
part of the national policy and program for sports development will
effectively address our need for a comprehensive grassroots program
centered on values formation inherent in the practice of sports and
play (e.g. patriotism, nationalism, self-discipline, respect for law
and order, hardwork, teamwork, camaraderie, sportsmanship and
fairplay), thus, eliminating the child’s chances of becoming a juvenile
delinquent; and
WHEREAS, the program can serve as recruitment base for sports
specialization including training for other high level leagues,
national tournaments and intentional competitions.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
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This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE, in the City of Manila,
this 2nd day of December, in the Year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety Eight.
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