Clark Entertainment and Events Hub

Last updated

Clark Entertainment and Events Hub
Project
Completed2028;4 years' time (2028)
Developer Clark International Airport Corporation
Location
CountryPhilippines
Location Clark Freeport Zone, Mabalacat, Pampanga
Area
  Total40 ha (100 acres)

The Clark Entertainment and Events Hub is planned mixed-use development at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Philippines. [1]

Contents

Background

The entertainment hub is a project initiated by state-run Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), which is an attached entity to the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. Conceptualized in October 2023, [2] it is to be developed through a public–private partnership with investors expressing interest as early as November 2023. [3] [4]

The project covering 40 hectares (99 acres) has an estimated cost of ₱32 billion with construction projected to take place from 2025 to 2028. [5] [6]

Features

Clark Arena

The Clark Arena is an indoor arena [7] with a planned seating capacity of 25,000 to 35,000. [8]

The CIAC markets the arena to be "Taylor Swift ready by 2028". [7] Despite the reference, there is no scheduled event featuring Swift at the planned venue and it was clarified the musician is used as a benchmark so that the arena have the capacity to host similarly renowned artists. [2]

Other

Other planned features is the Clark International Convention Center, which is tagged as the flagship facility of the entertainment hub; [1] Clark Airport Mall, the Clark Aviation School, a Multi-modal Mobility Hub, and a housing complex. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ninoy Aquino International Airport</span> Commercial airport serving Metro Manila, Philippines

Ninoy Aquino International Airport — also known as Manila International Airport (MIA) — is the main international airport serving Metro Manila in the Philippines. Located between the cities of Pasay and Parañaque, about 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) south of Manila proper and southwest of Makati, it is the main gateway for travelers to the Philippines and serves as a hub for PAL Express and Philippine Airlines. It is also the main operating base for AirSWIFT, Cebgo, Cebu Pacific, and Philippines AirAsia.

Cebu Air, Inc., operating as Cebu Pacific, is a Philippine low-cost airline based at Pasay in Metro Manila. Founded in 1988, it is Asia's first low-cost airline and the Philippines' largest leading airline. It offers scheduled flights to both domestic and international destinations. The airline operates flights from five bases in Cebu, Clark, Davao, Iloilo, and its largest base in Manila.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francisco Bangoy International Airport</span> Airport serving Davao, Philippines

Francisco Bangoy International Airport, also commonly known as Davao International Airport, is the main airport serving Davao City and Davao Region in the Philippines. Serving as the main gateway to Mindanao, it is the busiest airport on the island and the third busiest in the Philippines in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clark International Airport</span> Commercial airport near Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines

Clark International Airport, known as Diosdado Macapagal International Airport from 2003 to 2014, is an international airport covering portions of the cities of Angeles and Mabalacat within the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. It is located 80 kilometers (50 mi) northwest of Manila. It is accessible by way of the Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Subic Bay International Airport</span> Commercial airport in the Philippines

Subic Bay International Airport serves as a secondary and diversion airport for Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila and Clark International Airport in Pampanga. It also serves the immediate area of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, the provinces of Bataan and Zambales, and the general area of Olongapo in the Philippines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Department of Transportation (Philippines)</span> Highway transportation agency of the Philippine government

The Department of Transportation is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. It is responsible for the country's land, air, and sea communications infrastructure.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laguindingan Airport</span> Commercial airport serving Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

Laguindingan Airport, also referred to as Laguindingan International Airport, is an international airport in Northern Mindanao that serves the cities of Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and Marawi, as well as the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon in the Philippines. The airport is Mindanao's second-busiest airport after Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francisco B. Reyes Airport</span> Airport serving Busuanga Island, Palawan, Philippines

Francisco B. Reyes Airport, more commonly known as Busuanga Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Coron, located in Busuanga Island in the province of Palawan, Philippines. It is also shared with the neighboring municipality of Busuanga, located on the western half of the island. Since November 10, 2008, the airport has been named after Francisco B. Reyes, the mayor of Coron from 1936 to 1939 who donated the land that forms the current airport complex.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone</span> Freeport and special economic zone in Central Luzon, Philippines

Clark, officially known as the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone (CFEZ), refers to an area in Central Luzon, Philippines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philippines AirAsia</span> Low-cost airline of the Philippines

Philippines AirAsia, Inc. is a Philippine low-cost airline based at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila. The airline is the Philippine affiliate of the Malaysian AirAsia. The airline started as a joint venture among three Filipino investors and AirAsia Investments Ltd., a subsidiary of AirAsia Berhad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 SEA Games</span> Multi-sport event in the Philippines

The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which was held in the Philippines from 30 November to 11 December 2019. However, due to a narrow calendar, some sports started before the opening ceremony as early as November 24.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Clark City</span> Central business district in Central Luzon, Philippines

New Clark City is a planned community currently undergoing development, owned and managed by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). It is located within the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone in the municipalities of Bamban and Capas in Tarlac, Philippines. It covers an area of approximately 9,450 hectares and is designed to accommodate up to 1.2 million people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Clark City Sports Hub</span> Complex of sports facilities in Capas, Philippines

The New Clark City Sports Hub or the New Clark City Sports Complex is a complex of sports facilities located inside the National Government Administrative Center of New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mactan–Cebu International Airport</span> Commercial airport located on Mactan Island, Philippines

Mactan–Cebu International Airport is an international airport serving Cebu and serves as the main gateway to the Central Visayas region in the Philippines. Located on a 797-hectare (1,970-acre) site in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan, it is the second busiest airport in the Philippines. Opened on April 27, 1966, the airport serves as a hub for Philippine Airlines, and as an operating base for Cebu Pacific, Philippines AirAsia, and Sunlight Air.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sangley Point Airport</span> Domestic airport serving Manila, Philippines

Sangley Point Airport, also referred to as Cavite Airport, is a domestic airport at Sangley Point, Cavite City in the Philippines primarily serving general aviation and turbo-propped airliners in the general vicinity of South Luzon and the Greater Manila Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Air Philippines</span> Low-cost airline of the Philippines

Royal Air Charter Service, Inc., operating as Royal Air Philippines, is a Philippine-registered budget airline. The company was established on August 22, 2002, as a chartered airline. It began operations as a budget airline on December 14, 2018, with an inaugural flight from its hub in Clark, Pampanga to Caticlan in Aklan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Manila International Airport</span> Future airport in Bulacan, Philippines

New Manila International Airport, also known as Bulacan International Airport, is an international airport under construction on the coastal areas of Bulakan, Bulacan, 35 km (22 mi) north of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The project was proposed by the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and is set to help decongest Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the main gateway to the capital for air travelers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North–South Commuter Railway</span> Commuter rail under construction in Luzon, Philippines

The North–South Commuter Railway, also known as the Clark–Calamba Railway, is a 147-kilometer (91-mile) commuter rail system under construction on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Running from New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, to Calamba, Laguna, with 36 stations and four services, the railway is designed to improve connectivity within the Greater Manila Area and will be integrated with the railway network in the region.

References

  1. 1 2 "Clark Entertainment and Events Hub". Public–Private Partnership Center. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Adel, Rosette (July 12, 2024). "Philippines eyes 'Taylor Swift concert-ready' stadium in Clark completed by 2028". Philippine Star. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  3. Ayeng, Raffy (July 12, 2024). "CIAC eyes Taylor Swift concert in planned Clark arena". Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  4. Costamero, Jag Lyra (November 20, 2023). "Entertainment, events hub to rise within Clark civil aviation complex". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  5. Desiderio, Louella (July 13, 2024). "Clark to host P32 billion entertainment complex". Philippine Star. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Maralit, Kristina (July 13, 2024). "Clark airport could turn PH into big events hub". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Taguines, Andrea (July 12, 2024). "PH seen to be 'Taylor Swift-ready by 2028' with new arena in Clark". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  8. Esguerra, Darryl John (July 12, 2024). "PH bares plan to build more accessible, Taylor Swift-ready stadium". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved July 13, 2024.