DAVAO CITY is eyeing to host several national and international sports events with the completion of the 20-hectare Davao City-University of the Philippines (UP) Sports Complex. “The Davao City Sports Complex Multi-purpose Gymnasium is now 90% complete while the open-air Stadium 1 is about 80% complete,” former District 3 Rep. Isidro T. Ungab told BusinessWorld. Mr. Ungab was chair of the committee on appropriations when the P450-million fund for the facility’s Phase 1 was approved and included in the 2015 national budget. Phase 1 covers the P100-million gym, oval track, lightings, and road leading to the sports complex. Mr. Ungab said there is no fund source yet for the next phase of the project, which is estimated to have a total cost of P8 billion. “So far the progress of the construction is within our timetable. We are optimistic that we can host the Palarong Pambansa 2019,” Mr. Ungab said. — Carmencita A. Carillo

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