Duterte signs law establishing Philippine Sports Training Center

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill seeking to establish the Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC).

Republic Act 11214 mandates the construction of the PSTC which should include training facilities for Olympic sports and other sports activities as deemed significant and necessary by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).

A total of P3.5 billion would be sourced from the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the construction of the PSTC within an 18-month period in a location suitable and conducive to high-level training of athletes, coaches and referees.

Any other amount necessary to carry out the other provisions of the law, particularly for the maintenance, operation and management of the PSTC, should be included in the budget of the PSC in the GAA.

The PSTC shall be managed by the PSC.

"It is the policy of the State 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," the law stated.

Duterte signed the law on February 14, a copy of which was released by Malacañang on Tuesday.  — Virgil Lopez/RSJ, GMA News