WHEREAS, the Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM) has the exclusive jurisdiction and control over all aspects of horseracing including the framing and scheduling of races, the construction and safety of horse-racing, the allocation of prizes and the security of racing as provided in Presidential Decree No. 420;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the said mandate, the PHILRACOM has the authority to issue licenses to jockeys, trainers and grooms among others;

WHEREAS, grooms who are duly licensed have, sometimes, sought the services of groom helpers who, like grooms, gain access to the saddling paddock and other places where the grooms have access to;

WHEREAS, the Review Committee of the Horseracing Rules and Regulations proposes that for them to gain access in the places where the grooms themselves have access, the groom helpers should be required to secure their licenses from the PHILRACOM, upon proper recommendation of the concerned Racing club;

NOW THEREFORE, the PHILRACOM resolves, as it has hereby resolved, that for them to gain access in the places where the grooms themselves have access, the groom helpers should be required to secure their licenses from the PHILRACOM, upon proper recommendation of the concerned Racing club;

RESOLVED FURTHER, that this resolution be furnished to the stakeholders and be published in the Kopya and the Official Gazette as well as be announced in the television for proper guidance of those concerned.

Approved by:

(SGD.) HON. JOSE FERDINAND M. ROJAS II
  Chairman

(SGD.) HON. EDUARDO C. DOMINGO, JR.
  Commissioner

  (SGD.) HON. REYNALDO G. FERNANDO
  Commissioner

(SGD.) HON. VICTOR V. TANTOCO
  Commissioner