In Subic, a science facility to train athletes
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE -- Subic Bay Sports Management Inc. (SBSMI) and a group of foreign investors from Korea, Hong Kong and the United States have finalized plans to establish the High Performance Athletes Institute at the Remy Field Sports Complex here.
The Institute will include a modern sports hotel, sports dormitory and training facilities, including science laboratories and a fitness center.
SBSMI president Virgilio Sison, a former Davis Cup and ATP tennis tour player during the early 80s, said the group was ready to spend $1 million for the first phase of the project, which was designed to boost the sports and tourism programs of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority under Chief Executive Officer and administrator Armand Arreza and chair Feliciano Salonga.
“Due to increasing demands and changing needs of athletes, coaches and fitness buffs, the new facilities will be built to maximize the needed synergy in promoting a wholesome sports training village,” Sison said.
“These [facilities] will be for the all ages, including elite athletes and those in the recreational and developmental levels,” Sison added.
He added that he had initial talks with Hermenegildo J. Atienza III of the SBMA Business Development.
“If things go as planned, the investors are ready to spend P80,000,000 for Phase II,” he said.
The planned sports hotel and dormitories for the first phase will have 60 to 80 rooms located on a 3,000 square-meter area. An indoor training swimming pool will also be built.
Based on statistics from the Department of Tourism, tourist arrivals in Subic in 2004 numbered 133,000, but the Freeport areas only have a combined 1,816 rooms.
“Clearly, more rooms and packaging promotions will be a priority, and this project through sports marketing can help SBMA bring in more investors into the tourism portfolio,” said Sison.
Sison, the first Filipino tennis player to see action in four Grand Slams (French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open), said the Institute would also complement the planned medical tourism facility at the nearby Moonbay Marina.
“The new facilities will boost Subic Bay’s bid to become the ‘Sports Camp Capital’ and ‘Wellness Center’ of the country,” Sison said.
By Dennis U. Eroa - Inquirer
The Institute will include a modern sports hotel, sports dormitory and training facilities, including science laboratories and a fitness center.
SBSMI president Virgilio Sison, a former Davis Cup and ATP tennis tour player during the early 80s, said the group was ready to spend $1 million for the first phase of the project, which was designed to boost the sports and tourism programs of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority under Chief Executive Officer and administrator Armand Arreza and chair Feliciano Salonga.
“Due to increasing demands and changing needs of athletes, coaches and fitness buffs, the new facilities will be built to maximize the needed synergy in promoting a wholesome sports training village,” Sison said.
“These [facilities] will be for the all ages, including elite athletes and those in the recreational and developmental levels,” Sison added.
He added that he had initial talks with Hermenegildo J. Atienza III of the SBMA Business Development.
“If things go as planned, the investors are ready to spend P80,000,000 for Phase II,” he said.
The planned sports hotel and dormitories for the first phase will have 60 to 80 rooms located on a 3,000 square-meter area. An indoor training swimming pool will also be built.
Based on statistics from the Department of Tourism, tourist arrivals in Subic in 2004 numbered 133,000, but the Freeport areas only have a combined 1,816 rooms.
“Clearly, more rooms and packaging promotions will be a priority, and this project through sports marketing can help SBMA bring in more investors into the tourism portfolio,” said Sison.
Sison, the first Filipino tennis player to see action in four Grand Slams (French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open), said the Institute would also complement the planned medical tourism facility at the nearby Moonbay Marina.
“The new facilities will boost Subic Bay’s bid to become the ‘Sports Camp Capital’ and ‘Wellness Center’ of the country,” Sison said.
By Dennis U. Eroa - Inquirer
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