Philippine Sports Training Center

Philippine Sports Training CenterFull name| Philippine Sports Training Center

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Location| Bagac, Bataan, Philippines
Owner| Philippine Sports Commission
Construction
Broke ground| June 17, 2022
Opened| 2025 (planned)
Construction cost| ₱3.5 billion
Acreage| 250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft)

The Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC) is a sports complex proposed to be built in Bagac, Bataan, Philippines. It will be owned by the Philippine Sports Commission and will be the official training facility for members of the Philippine national teams and national training pool.

## Background[edit]

Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez discusses about the construction of the training center during a press conference held on December 4, 2018.

### Legislation[edit]

The construction of the Philippine Sports Training Center was proposed through legislation. Senate Bill No. 1716, or the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center Act was authored a sponsored by Senator and professional boxer Manny Pacquiao with the bill also co-sponsored by Senator Sonny Angara.[1] On November 28, 2018, the Bicameral Conference Committee approved the bill after consolidating it with its version filed in the House of Representatives.[2] A law leading to the construction of the facility, Republic Act No. 11214 also known as Philippine Sports Training Center Act, was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 14, 2019.[3]

### Construction[edit]

The Philippine Sports Commission announced on December 4, 2018, that the Philippine Sports Training Center will be primarily built in Rosales, Pangasinan.[4] It was also announced while Rosales will serve as the main hub of the center, some of the facilities will be hosted in the bordering province of Tarlac.[1] However by 2021, the proposed location for the sports complex has been changed, with the facility to be built in the town of Bagac in Bataan province instead. The provincial province of Bataan donated a 25 hectares (62 acres) property in the town for the construction of the PSTC.[5][6]

Under the provisions of the deed of donation, signed during a ceremony in Mariveles, is that the infrastructure of the PTSC should be completed by December 31, 2025.[7][8] ₱3.5 billion will be appropriated and included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the construction of the PSTC. Any other funds will be drawn from the budget allocated to specifically the Philippine Sports Commission in the GAA.[2][9]

President Rodrigo Duterte led the groundbreaking ceremony for the sports complex on June 17, 2022[10]

## Facilities[edit]

The training center are planned to host the following facilities:[4]

Sports training venues

* Baseball field
* Beach volleyball courts
* Bowling center
* Covered swimming and diving pool
* Football field
* Gymnastics center
* Multi-purpose gymnasium
* Multi-purpose field
* Archery range
* BMX track
* Lawn balls and petanque field
* Rugby pitch
* Skeet and trap range
* Softball field
* Track and field oval
* Lawn tennis courts
* Velodrome

Other facilities

* Administration building
* Athletes' and coaches' dormitory
* Conference and seminar hall
* Guests' villas
* Sports science building
* Mess hall
* Recreation hall
* Library
* Weight training building
* School buildings
* Medical center
* Worship and meditation room

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## See also[edit]

* New Clark City Sports Hub
* PFF National Training Centre
* Philippine Sports Institute

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Tarlac throws support to PH training center". Manila Standard. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
2. ^ a b "Bicam OKs bill establishing Philippine Sports Training Center". GMA News. November 28, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
3. ^ Roque, EJ (February 19, 2019). "PRRD signs law creating Philippine Sports Training Center". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
4. ^ a b Malanum, Jean (December 4, 2018). "PSC to build sports training center in Pangasinan". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
5. ^ "Romero lauds Bataan's land donation for PSTC". The Philippine Star. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
6. ^ Villar, Joey (May 18, 2021). "New home for Philippine athletes rising". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
7. ^ Murillo, Michael Angelo (May 18, 2021). "Bataan to host site for planned new sports training center". BusinessWorld. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
8. ^ "PH Sports Training Center to rise in Bataan". ABS-CBN News. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
9. ^ "PSC to sign MOA with Bataan officials for construction of PH Sports Training Center". Manila Bulletin. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
10. ^ Gunio, Butch (June 18, 2022). "Duterte leads groundbreaking of PH training center in Bataan". Manila Standard. Retrieved June 20, 2022.