ANGELES CITY SPORTS STADIUM GROUNDBREAKING AT MINING

ANGELES CITY — Mayor Francis “Blueboy” Nepomuceno led the ground breaking ceremony for the P600-million Angeles City Sports Complex at Barangay Mining recently.

The sports complex will have a 3,000 sitting capacity convention center, a 2,000 sitting capacity grandstand, track and field oval, an Olympic-size swimming pool and a multi-purpose building among others.

In his message, Nepomuceno said, “let us not be stopped by one or two parties who oppose our dream. We must think of the future of our youth and consider the greater benefit of this dream for the majority”.

“With the sports complex comes our medium and long term plans. We are now on with the development of our road networks in the vicinity and boundaries of this sports complex linking us with the City of San Fernando and Mexico. Eventually, this will lessen traffic in the city proper as it opens up other routes to the sports complex. The Bases Conversion Development authority has pledge support for this circumferential road project. And while Barangay Mining is not congested, it is expected to boom with the sports complex. I have been told that the price of real estate here has already increased. And since the sports complex is an economic enterprise, many will benefit from the indirect income it will generate,” Nepomuceno continued saying.

He added that the city will earn from this facility, as it could also be leased for use in big corporate events, commercial activities and even shows. This will put Angeles City on the tourism and economic map and will boost the growth of surrounding communities in the area.

City Administrator Mark Allen Sison said, the city government will spend some P500 million for the sports stadium and P100 million for the lot where the sports facility will be erected.

Sison said the sports facility will be used to train local athletes to be more competitive in national and international competitions.

“It will serve as future site of major sports events like the Palarong Pambansa. This will contribute to the local economy,” he added.

Angeles City cannot claim the status of being a premier city when it lacks this basic infrastructure, Sison said.

Present in the activities were city councilors Dan Lacson, Atty. Pogs Suller, Ares Yabut, Rudy Simeon, Dr. Ric Zalamea, City Administrator Mark Allen Sison and Liga ng mga Barangay President Robin Nepomuceno, School Division Superintendent Victoria Aguas, City Sports Office Chief Paul Puri and Ramos Construction owner Engr. Damian Ramos.