Sports Law 2025

PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Ignatius Michael Ingles The Law Firm of Ingles Laurel Calderon

Luzón

Philippines

Mindoro Manila

Leyte Samar

Negros Panay

Palawan

Mindanao

Contents 1. Regulatory p.179 1.1 Anti-Doping p.179

7. Employment p.186 7.1 Sports-Related Employment Contracts p.186 7.2 Employer/Employee Rights p.186 7.3 Free Movement of Athletes p.186 8. Women’s Sport p.187 8.1 Women’s Sport Overview p.187 9. Esports p.187 9.1 Esports Overview p.187 10. NFTs, AI and the Metaverse p.188 10.1 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.188 10.2 AI p.188 10.3 The Metaverse p.188

1.2 Integrity p.179 1.3 Betting p.179

1.4 Disciplinary Proceedings p.179 2. Commercial Rights p.180 2.1 Available Sports-Related Rights p.180

2.2 Sponsorship p.180 2.3 Broadcasting p.181 3. Sports Events p.181 3.1 Relationships p.181 3.2 Liability p.182 4. Corporate p.182

4.1 Legal Sporting Structures p.182 4.2 Corporate Governance p.182 4.3 Funding of Sport p.183 4.4 Recent Deals/Trends p.183 5. Intellectual Property, Data and Data Protection p.183 5.1 Trade Marks p.183 5.2 Copyright/Database Rights p.184 5.3 Image Rights and Other IP p.184 5.4 Licensing p.184 5.5 Sports Data p.184 5.6 Data Protection p.184 6. Dispute Resolution p.185 6.1 National Court System p.185 6.2 ADR (Including Arbitration) p.185 6.3 Challenging Sports Governing Bodies p.185

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