00:00A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held by the BASIS Conversion and Development Authority or BCDA
00:06in partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission or PSC
00:10for the construction of the John Hay Sports Center inside Camp John Hay in Baguio City.
00:15The facility will cover approximately 6,000 square meters
00:19and is envisioned as a world-class training venue for Filipino athletes outside Metro Manila.
00:25The project is seen as a key initiative in strengthening grassroots sports development
00:31and nurturing homegrown talent with the aim of producing Filipino athletes
00:35capable of competing at the international level.
00:39Among those present at the ceremony were PSC Chairperson Patrick Gregorio,
00:44Commissioners Matthew Gaston and Walter Francis Torres,
00:48National Academy of Sports Director Francis Carlos Diaz,
00:51BASIS Conversion and Development Authority Chairperson Larry B. Paredes,
00:56along with other officials from the BCDA and the John Hay Management Corporation.
01:01The project highlights to strengthen collaboration among government agencies
01:05in building a more robust and competitive nation through sports.
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