Butuan Polysports Complex

Butuan Polysports Complex
Butuan City Polysports Complex and Recreational Center
Location Brgy. Tiniwisan, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Caraga
Coordinates 08°58′07.0″N 125°35′28.0″E / 8.968611°N 125.591111°E / 8.968611; 125.591111
Owner City Government of Butuan
Operator City Government of Butuan
Construction
Built 2013
Opened November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)
Closed August 7, 2016 (Temporary)[1]
Reopened January 2018
Construction cost ₱253 million

Butuan Polysports Complex, is a national sports complex of the Philippines located at Barangay Tiniwisan, Butuan City and is the venue of athletic events of both Agusan del Norte and Caraga region.[2] There are only 3 sport venues which was completed. They are: Polysports Basketball Arena, Polysports Football Stadium, and the Polysports Baseball Park prior to the 19th Caraga Regional Athletic Meet (or CRAM 2016).[3]

Construction

The sports complex was started in 2012 when the old sports complex in Libertad was unfinished.[4]

Controversy

In November 2015, J.D. Legaspi had expired the mayor's permit, according to the COA.[5] In December 2015, the previous mayor probed for plunder and graft over P253,000,000 sports complex contract.[6][7] However, in February 2016, the previous mayor ordered to arrest 43 Brgy. Captains for prejury and vexation and the connection of the polysports complex contract.[8][9][10] In April 2016, 3 out of 43 Brgy. Captains were arrested by the local police for using drugs, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.[11][12][13] As of now, only the rubberized track oval, football field, and the basketball gymnasium were finished so far.

Facilities

ImageNamesMaximum Seating CapacityBroke GroundYear OpenedDescription/Notes
Polysports Basketball Arena 4,000 2013 February 4, 2016 Remains active as of June 30, 2018
Polysports Football Stadium 4,000 (Football)
35,000 (Concert)[14]		 2013 November 11, 2015 New record attendance.[14] Only Track Oval remains active as of June 30, 2018.
Polysports Baseball Park 1,420 February 1, 2016 February 4, 2016 Prior to the Caraga Regional Athletic Meet.[3] Inactive as of June 30, 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Poly Sports Complex sa Barangay Tiniwisan wala na ma gamit ug na himo nang abandonado, kasong gi file sa syudad kontra sa kontractor sa maong proyekto nag padayon". Bee TV-7 Butuan on Facebook. Retrieved 23 Feb 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.mb.com.ph/p252-m-butuan-city-polysports-complex-to-rise-soon/
  3. 1 2 "2016 Caraga Regional Athletic Meet". Facebook. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Construction of the P252.9M Butuan Polysports Complex soon to start". balita.ph - Online Filipino News.
  5. ↑ "Mindanao Daily News – COA: Butuan's Polysports Complex builder had expired mayor's permit".
  6. ↑ "Butuan mayor probed for plunder, graft over P253M sports complex contract". INQUIRER.net.
  7. ↑ "Eloquent". philstar GLOBAL.
  8. ↑ "Butuan mayor files perjury raps against 43 barangay execs". Mindanao Gold Star Daily.
  9. ↑ "Prosecutor okays perjury raps vs 43 brgy execs". Mindanao Gold Star Daily.
  10. ↑ "Prosecutor files perjury cases against Amante's accusers". Mindanao Gold Star Daily.
  11. ↑ "Another Butuan village chair arrested for possession of ammunition". Mindanao Gold Star Daily.
  12. ↑ "Arrested brgy exec, tests positive for illegal drugs". Mindanao Gold Star Daily.
  13. ↑ "Armed brgy chair caught while trying to get near Butuan exec". Mindanao Gold Star Daily.
  14. 1 2 "Batang Butuan". Facebook. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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