Retirement, other benefits for champ athletes pushed
A measure seeking to grant retirement, healthcare, and death benefits to professional Filipino athletes who bag the championships in international sports competitions, has been filed in the House of Representatives.
In filing House Bill 5161, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte said giving benefits is a way of recognizing the glory and honor that Filipino world sports champions have brought to the country.
Co-author are Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Edvic Yap.
Professional Filipino athletes eligible for the benefits under the bill refer to those “who win world championship titles in international professional sports competitions or in other equally prestigious world championship games.”
HB 5161 also provides for the creation of a Professional Filipino Athletes Welfare Development Trust Fund to be administered by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB).
The Fund shall be used for the continued upgrading of sports training facilities so that these conform with international standards. It shall also be used for the accreditation of, and other forms of support to, the professional athletes’ sector.
