Duterte inaugurates P630 million Siargao sports complex

MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte yesterday inaugurated the P630.2 million-Siargao Island Sports and Tourism Complex and the Catangnan-Cabitoonan Bridge Three-Point Bridge System in Surigao del Norte.

The Sports and Tourism Complex in the town of Dapa can host national and international sports and tourism events with world-class facilities and amenities, including a gymnasium with a maximum seating capacity of 1,632 persons.

It also features a multipurpose building with basketball, volleyball and badminton courts, a dormitory for student-athletes, rubberized athletic oval, soccer field, swimming pool and a convention center.

“I am confident that the newly constructed sports complex will inspire greater passion for sports among our young people and encourage them to take advantage of these facilities to develop their talents,” Duterte said in a speech.

“It is also expected to promote the social, cultural and economic perspective of Siargao and be capable of hosting major sports and other big-ticket events in the island,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Catangnan-Cabitoonan Bridge, Libertad Bridge 1 and Libertad Bridge 2 have a total length of 461.4 linear meters with two-lane concrete bridges.

These bridges connect barangays Sta. Cruz, Sta. Fe, Libertad, Cabitoonan and Catangnan in the municipality of General Luna, enhancing the accessibility and mobility of people, goods and services to and from the tourism hub of the island.

The three bridges had a total cost of P434 million.

“The construction of additional roads and bridges is vital to our country’s economic development by enhancing the mobility and accessibility of people, goods and services,” Duterte said.