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House OKs bill allowing PSC to enter usufructuary deals to build PSTC

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House OKs bill allowing PSC to enter usufructuary deals to build PSTC
16 August 2023 07:57:21 PM

THE House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on the third and final reading a bill granting the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) the authority to enter into usufructuary agreements to establish the Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC).

With an overwhelming 273 votes, the chamber approved on Wednesday House Bill (HB) No. 8390 which seeks to amend Section 7 of Republic Act No. 11214 or the Philippine Sports Training Center Act. This provision vests upon PSC the ownership of the PSTC, including its sports facilities and amenities.

"The bill amends the second paragraph of Section 7 to authorize PSC not just to own the title of the land of PSTC but also to allow its use through usufruct, in accordance with the law, either by onerous or gratuitous title," Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, head of the 312-member House of Representatives, explained.

"This gives PSC more flexibility to fulfill its mandate to promote and develop sports in the country, to achieve excellence in international sports competitions, to ensure success in the country's quest to achieve competitiveness in the Olympic Games, and to promote international amity among nations," Speaker Romualdez added.

In 2019, the Philippine Sports Training Center Act institutionalized the PSTC, a state-of-the-art national sports training facility proposed to be built in the Municipality of Bagac, Bataan to promote and develop sports in the country and support Filipino athletes.

The authors of HB 8390 are Reps. Aniela Bianca D. Tolentino, Jaime D. Cojuangco, Christian Tell A. Yap, Noel "Bong" N. Rivera, Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III, Charisse Anne C. Hernandez, Richard I. Gomez, DPA, Eric R. Buhain, OLY, Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu, Francisco Paolo P. Ortega V, Jernie Jett V. Nisay, Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco, Arnie B. Fuentebella, Romulo "Kid" Peña, Jr., Irwin C. Tieng, Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano, Sittie Aminah Q. Dimaporo, Dante S. Garcia, Peter B. Miguel, Joseph S. Tan, Emigdio P. Tanjuatco III, Patrick Michael D. Vargas, Antonio B. Legarda, Jr., Ralph Wendel P. Tulfo, Franz S. Pumaren, David "Jay-Jay" C. Suarez, Jose Manuel F. Alba, Salvador A. Pleyto, Ivan Howard A. Guintu, Steve Chiongbian Solon, Jose Maria R. Zubiri, Jr., Laarni Lavin Roque, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Lordan G. Suan, and Manuel Jose Dalipe. (END)