The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has offered some of its lands as potential sites for regional sports complexes, training centers, athlete villages, and multi-sport facilities.
BuCor director general Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. extended the offer to the Philippine Sports Commission in line with the pronouncement of President Marcos in his fourth State of the Nation Address highlighting the vital role of sports in national development, youth empowerment, and public health.
In a letter dated July 31 to PSC chairman Patrick Gregorio, Catapang said BuCor lands in Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro; the Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog, Leyte; the Davao Prison and Penal Farm in Dujali, Davao del Norte; the Zamboanga Prison and Penal Farm in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; and the Masungi property in Tanay, Rizal could help fill the need for regional sports facilities.
Catapang expressed BuCor’s support for the PSC’s mission of serving as the prime catalyst and advocate for the propagation of Philippine sports and that aforesaid properties represent a nationwide spread that can be maximized in contributing to PSC’s vision of a unified sports program aimed at enhancing the quality of life of the Filipinos, instilling national pride, and attaining international prestige through excellence in sports.
