RA 10699: National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act

Section 3. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

  1. Athletes with disabilities shall refer to persons with disabilities, as defined under Republic Act No. 7277, otherwise known as the “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons”, as amended, who are Filipino citizens, recognized and accredited by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the National Paralympic Committee of the Philippines (NPC PHIL), and who have represented the country in international sports competitions;

  2. International sports competitions shall refer to international sports competitions under the following categories:

    1. Regular major competitions such as the Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, Asian Games, Asian Winter Games, Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Youth Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Park Games, Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games;

    2. World-level championships held at least every two (2) years with at least forty-five (45) countries participating by sport;

    3. Asian-level competitions held at least every two (2) years with at least twenty-five (25) countries participating by sport; and

    4. Qualifying competitions for World-level games with at least ten (10) countries participating. Competitions granting prize money shall not be included.

  3. National athletes shall refer to athletes including persons with disabilities who are Filipino citizens, members of the national training pool, recognized and accredited by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the PSC, including athletes with disabilities (AWD) who are recognized and accredited by the NPC PHIL and the PSC and who have represented the country in international sports competitions; and

  4. National coaches shall refer to coaches of national athletes, who are Filipino citizens, members of the national coaches training pool, recognized and accredited by the PSC and the POC, or the PSC and NPC PHIL in the case of AWD coaches who have represented the country as official coaches to national athletes in international sports competitions.