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Duterte approves bill creating National Academy of Sports

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/04/30/20190429-palaro-athletics-running-md-2md_9016.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>FILE PHOTO: Bernalyn Bejoy competes in the 400m hurdles secondary girls category during the Palarong Pambansa 2019 in Davao City, April 29, 2019. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div> MANILA -- (UPDATE) President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the National Academy of Sports Act, which would establish an educational facility designed for student-athletes, Malacañang said Wednesday.Republic Act No. 11470 seeks to establish the National Academy of Sports which integrates secondary education with a special curriculum on sports to help young Filipino athletes study while training, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said.&quot;We consider this a good follow-through to our country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, where the Philippines emerged as the overall leader in the medal tally,&quot; Roque said in a statement.&quot;The Philippines has demonstrated that we can be on par with our neighbors in the region in terms of sports,&quot; he added.With the President&#x27;s signing of the measure, Roque said the Palace is &quot;confident that we will be able to raise our student-athletes’ competitiveness in the field of sports and produce world-class athletes in the years to come.&quot;Sen. Christopher &quot;Bong&quot; Go, one of the principal authors of the measure, said the new law would help the Philippines in terms of sports development.&quot;I firmly believe that with this law, we will be able to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of sports development,&quot; Go said in a statement.&quot;Maganda ang performance natin noong nakaraang SEA Games pero kailangan nating maibalik ang pagiging sports powerhouse ng Pilipinas sa Asya,&quot; said Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Sports.(We had a good performance during the Southeast Asian Games but we have to regain the Philippines&#x27; title of being the sports powerhouse of Asia.)&quot;Naniniwala ako na epektibong paraan ang sports upang mailayo natin ang mga kabataan sa iligal na droga, kriminalidad at katiwalian,&quot; he said.(I believe that sports is an effective way to keep our children away from illegal drugs, criminality and corruption.)Under the law, qualified student-athletes can enter the National Academy of Sports through scholarships.The multi-billion New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac will house the National Academy of Sports where students &quot;shall have access to existing sports facilities&quot; in the area previously used as venues for the 30th Southeast Asian Games.The Academy&#x27;s budget will be included in the Department of Education&#x27;s annual funding, and &quot;all income and monetary donations&quot; given to the academic institution will be placed into the Sports High School Fund.The fund will be subject to existing government budgeting, accounting and auditing rules, according to the bill.&quot;With this landmark measure, the Philippines can produce more world-class Filipino athletes who are well-educated and well-rounded, with a strong sense of patriotism and love of country,&quot; Go said.The approval of the measure that seeks to strengthen the Philippines&#x27; footing in sports comes a week after the Philippine Sports Commission decided to strip losing national athletes of allowances. -- with a report from Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/03/12/psc-strip-losing-natl-athletes-allowances">PSC to strip losing nat&#x27;l athletes of allowances</a></li></ul><div>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>).</div>

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the National Academy of Sports Act, which would establish an educational facility designed for student-athletes, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go said, Wednesday.

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the National Academy of Sports Act, which would establish an educational facility designed for student-athletes, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go said, Wednesday.

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Duterte approves bill creating National Academy of Sports

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Jun 10, 2020 01:35 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 10, 2020 04:10 PM PHT

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