Philippine Sports Training Center

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Philippine Sports Training Center
Full namePhilippine Sports Training Center
FacilitiesVarious (see below)
Owner Philippine Sports Commission

The Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC) is a proposed sports complex in the 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.

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Its construction is mandated by the Republic Act No. 11214 also known as Philippine Sports Training Center Act.

The PSTC is yet to be built. A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of the PSTC in Bagac, Bataan in May 2022 but it was later shelved by August 2023.

Legislation

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]

Proposed sites

Rosales, Pampanga

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

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) 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] The site was dropped in favor of Bataan.

Bagac, Bataan

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 of Pangasinan. The Bataan provincial government 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]

The construction of an access road to the PTSC began in May 2022. [10] President Rodrigo Duterte led the groundbreaking ceremony for the sports complex on June 17, 2022 [11]

However in August 2023, the plan to build on the PSTC in Bagac was reportedly shelved due to majority of the national sports associations not keen on a facility far from Metro Manila. [12]

In August 2023, the PSC stated that there are seven local government units expressed interest hosting the PSTC. [12]

Future plans

The board of the PSC under the chairmanship of Patrick Gregorio approved an Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for the Republic Act 11214 and has committed to the construction of the PSTC. [13]

Facilities

As per law the Philippine Sports Training Center are to have the following facilities: [14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tarlac throws support to PH training center". Manila Standard. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "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. ↑ 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. ↑ "DPWH Starts Work on Access Road Leading to Sports Complex in Bataan". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ Gunio, Butch (June 18, 2022). "Duterte leads groundbreaking of PH training center in Bataan". Manila Standard. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  12. 1 2 Pedralvez, Bong (August 7, 2023). "PSC shelves PSTC plan in Bataan". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ "IRR for Philippine Sports Training Center Act approved by the PSC Board". July 9, 2025. Archived from the original on August 7, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025– via Instagram.
  14. ↑ "Republic Act No. 11214". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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