The Philippine Sports Commission formalized its partnership with the Department of Public Works and Highways for the betterment and welfare of national athletes.
The two parties inked separate agreements for the upgrade of facilities in the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City and the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) in Manila, respectively.
Signatories to the said memorandum were PSC Chairman Richard Bachmann, Executive Director Paulo Francisco Tatad, and Accounting Division Chief Atty. Erik Jean Mayores.
This ensures the upgrade of dormitory facilities at PhilSports Complex where several national athletes train. It serves as counterpart for the RMSC’s seven-storey athletes’ dormitory which held its groundbreaking last September.
“We always want to give what is best when it comes to the primary needs of the athletes. This is one of the significant steps to ensure that they remain safe and at peace, day in or day out of their training sessions on a long-term basis,” Chairman Bachmann said.
Over at the RMSC, retrofitting of the Baseball Stadium is currently on-going which is envisioned to be upgraded in accordance to the international standards. This will include a covered roofing and an improved grandstand or spectators’ area, providing an outstanding atmosphere for audiences, a high-resolution LED scoreboard, and protective netting and stainless-steel railings with glass.
Other soon-to-rise facilities are the 12-storey multi-purpose facility adjacent to the Ninoy Aquino Stadium featuring a modernized bowling facility, the re-development of the Philippine Sports Museum, and the rehabilitation of the sports agency’s Administrative Building.
