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", Section 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 Governors	-	Member
	Presidential Adviser on Sports	-	Member
	National President, SK Federation	-	Member
	PNP Director General	-	Member
	(2) NGO Representatives	-	Members
(b)	The REGIONAL PFSDC:
	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
	DILG Regional Director	-	Chairman
	SK Regional Federation President	-	Member
	(2) NGO Representatives		Members
(c)	The PROVINCIAL PFSDC:
	Provincial Governor	-	Chairman
	Provincial Vice-Governor	-	Vice-Chairman
	DECS Division Superintendent	-	Sec. General
	DILG PLGOO	_	Member
	DND Representative	-	Member
	PNP Provincial Director	-	Member
	City/Municipal Mayors League President	-	Member
	SK Provincial Federation President	-	Member
	(2) NGO Representatives	-	Members
(d)	The CITY/MUNICIPAL PFSDC:
	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
(e)	The BARANGAY PFSDC:
	Barangay Chairman	-	Chairman
	DECS School Principal	-	Vice-Chairman
	SK Representative	-	Member
	Kagawad Sports Coordinator	-	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.


By the President:
(Sgd.) ANTONIO T. CARPIO
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel