PINANGUNAHAN ni Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ang groundbreaking rites ng Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC) sa Bagac, Bataan kamakailan.
PSTC ang magsisilbing state-of-the-art sports training facility para sa future national athletes, ayon kay Duterte.
“This project shows our concerted effort and how it can create a huge impact in the future of our athletes and of the Filipino youth as a whole. With this facility I am confident, we will raise and develop more world-class athletes who will represent the Philippines in international competitions and usher the Philippine sports industry here in the country.”
Pinuri naman ng Pangulo ang lahat ng nagtulong-tulong para maging posible ang nasabing proyekto.
“This great project which should be the future home and primary venue and development of our national athletes. I wish to recognize the contribution and generosity of the Bataan Provincial Government for donating 250,000 square meters of land here in Bagac for the establishment of the PSTC.”
Noong Pebrero 2019 nilagdaan ang Republic Act 11214, nagbibigay mandato para magtatag ng advanced sports facility na tutulong sa pagpapaunlad at pagpapataas ng antas ng sports sa bansa, kung saan inaasahang makatutulong sa tagumpay sa Olympic Games at ma-promote ang international relationship sa ibang nasyon.
“Our country has been wanting an advanced national sports training facility for a long time, and the creation of the PSTC could not have come at the most opportune time. We at the Philippine Sports Commission are extremely grateful to our beloved President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for making this historic development in Philippine sports possible,” pahayag naman ni PSC Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez, kasama sina Commissioners Arnold Agustin, Celia Kiram at Charles Maxey sa okasyon, gayundin si Chief of Staff and National Training Director Mar Velasco.
Dagdag ni Ramirez, maituturing na milestone ang PSTC dahil ito ang ikalawang national sports training center sapul nang ipatayo ang historic Rizal Memorial Sports Complex sa Manila noong 1920s.
Pinasalamatan naman ni Governor Albert Garcia ang Pangulo at ang PSC sa pagkakapili sa Bataan para doon itayo ang PSTC.
“Nagpapasalamat po kami sa inyo Pangulong Duterte at sa Philippine Sports Commission for choosing Bataan as the site of our Philippine Sports Training Center, kung saan ang ating elite athletes ay magte-training at kami ay makapagsisimula ng aming grassroots program for future athletes ng bansa,” wika naman ni Governor Albert Garcia, kasama si Congressman Joet Garcia.
Gaya ng nakasaad sa batas, ang P3.5 billion worth PSTC ay itatayo sa 25-hectare land sa Brgy. Parang, Bagac, Bataan, lupang dinonate ng Province of Bataan, kung saan magkakaroon ng feature facilities and amenities for administrative, athletes’ at coaches’ dormitories, sports science and medical centers at worship and meditation rooms, bukod sa state-of-the art sports facilities para sa 39 Olympic at non-Olympic sports — aquatices, athletics, gymnastics, taekwondo, weightlifting at iba pa. (VTR)
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