PAGCOR awards grant for sports and research facility in Ilocos Norte
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation has donated PHP100m ($1.7m) to the provincial government.
The Philippines.- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has awarded a PHP100m ($1.7m) grant to the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte for the construction of a sports and research facility.
The grant will partially finance the Ilocos Norte Sports Institute and Research (INSPIRE) Training Development Center and Dormitory, which will have a total cost of PHP400m. The complex will serve as a hub for high-level athletic training, sports research and athlete housing.
PAGCOR chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said: “This project will not only uplift our athletes but will also inspire future generations and strengthen Ilocos Norte’s capacity to craft sustainable world-class sports programs,” he said.
Earlier this month, PAGCOR donated patient transport vehicles (PTVs) worth PHP16.2m (US$290,580) to eight local government units (LGUs) in Luzon. The beneficiary LGUs are Rosario and Cuenca in Batangas; San Mateo in Isabela; Pola in Oriental Mindoro; and the municipalities of Dumaran, Brooke’s Point, Magsaysay, and Coron in Palawan.
