Philippine Sports Training Center

The Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC) is a proposed sports training facility complex primarily situated in the town of Rosales, Pangasinan, Philippines with portions of the center to be built in the neighboring province of Tarlac. The proposed sports training center 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.

Philippine Sports Training Center
Full namePhilippine Sports Training Center
LocationRosales, Pangasinan
(and Tarlac)
OwnerPhilippine Sports Commission
Construction
Builtby 2020/2021 (planned)

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

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]

On December 4, 2018, the Philippine Sports Commission announced 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]

Construction

The construction of the PSTC is planned to be completed within two years from the signing into law of the Philippine Amateur Sports Training Center Act.[5]₱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]

Facilities

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

See also

References
  1. "Tarlac throws support to PH training center". Manila Standard. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. "Bicam OKs bill establishing Philippine Sports Training Center". GMA News. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. Roque, EJ (19 February 2019). "PRRD signs law creating Philippine Sports Training Center". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. Malanum, Jean (4 December 2018). "PSC to build sports training center in Pangasinan". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. Atencio, Peter (3 December 2018). "Training center to rise in Pangasinan". Manila Standard. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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