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Executive Order No. 81 (1999)
it is the policy of the State to promote physical education, encourage and sustain the development of sports in the country, foster physical fitness, self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence for the development of a healthy and alert citizenry through a unified national sports promotion and development program;
Section 1.
Transferring the Sports Programs and Activities of the DECS to the PSC. All the functions, programs and activities of DECS related to sports development as provided for in Sec. 16 of E.O. 117 (s. 1987) are hereby transferred to PSC.
Section 2.
Defining the Role of DECS in School-Based Sports. The DECS shall have jurisdiction and function over the enhancement of Physical Education (P.E.) curriculum and its application in whatever form inside schools.
Section 3.
Role of PSC. As the primary agency tasked to formulate policies and oversee the national sports development program, the management and implementation of all school-based sports competitions among schools at the district, provincial, regional, national and international levels, in coordination with concerned public and private entities shall be transferred to PSC.
Section 4.
Implementing Guidelines. The PSC, in coordination with the DECS and other concerned entities, shall formulate the rules and guidelines for the effective implementation of this Order within forty-five days after its effectivity.
Section 5.
Repealing Clause. All Executive Orders, Administrative Orders and other executive issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.
Section 6.
Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 05th —day of March in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine. 1a⍵⍴h!1
(SGD.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines
By the President:
(SGD.)— RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary