WORK to improve the condition of the baseball field at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex is continuing.
The facilities around the field is steadily getting upgrades in order meet international standards.
Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richard Bachmann said makeovers are taking place at facilities that are under the care of the government sports agency.
“We are confident about this, after having started this last year with the pencak silat and boxing facilities,” said Bachmann.
In September last year, the agency started work on putting up a new seven-story dormitory for boxing and pencak silat.
Also, a partnership with the Department of Public Works and Highways has strengthened the PSC’s resolve in its intention to establish multiple infrastructures that will provide the best quality for the welfare of national athletes.
At the baseball stadium, the gallery where fans watch the games around the field is undergoing a facelift as it will have covered roofing and better seats.
The agency and the DPWH have recently signed agreements for the upgrade of facilities in the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City and the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.
To follow is a 12-storey multi-purpose facility next to the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, which will house a modernized bowling facility.
Next is the re-development of the Philippine Sports Museum and the rehabilitation of the sports agency’s Administrative Building.
Bachmann and the commissioners are currently meeting on what their next activities will be, with a budget that could reach more than a billion pesos in 2025 expected by the agency.
