New Clark City”•Bases Conversion and Development Authority president and chief executive Vivencio Dizon assured Thursday that the world-class sports facilities constructed in Tarlac province for the Southeast Asian Games on Nov. 30 will not become “white elephants.”
“The last thing that this government will ever allow is for these facilities to become white elephants…,” Dizon said at the sidelines of a media tour sponsored by BCDA.
“These facilities were not built just for the SEA Games… these are parts of a masterplan [for the New Clark City],” Dizon said.
The sports facilities will host the aquatics and athletics events for the games. It also has dormitory facilities for the participating contingents.
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the project worth of P6 billion was “well spent” not only for Filipino athletes but also for the country. “This is a world-class facility… The last time we had a world-class sports facility, which is Rizal Memorial Coliseum, was in 1934,” Dominguez said, adding the facility would also boost tourism in the area.