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| Full name | Philippine Institute of Sports Complex |
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| Location | Pasig,Metro Manila,Philippines |
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| Construction | |
| Built | 1985 |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Renovated | 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2025 |
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| Philippine Sports Commission Philippine Olympic Committee | |
ThePhilippine Institute of Sports Complex (also known as thePhilSports Complex) is a national sports complex of thePhilippines. It is located in Meralco Avenue inPasig,Metro Manila,Philippines. It is where the offices of thePhilippine Sports Commission,Philippine Olympic Committee and some national sports associations are located.
PhilSports Complex facilities are purposely built to cater the Filipino athletes’ needs from training facilities to living quarters. By virtue ofRepublic Act 6847, which created the Philippines Sports Commission, was to develop and maintain a fully equipped sports facility. Due to its proximity to business districts ofMakati andOrtigas, the arena is also used in concerts and conventions.
The complex was actually the sports field of adefunct school named Saint Martin's Integrated School (Elementary andHigh School). The school was transferred by First LadyImelda Marcos during the 1970s and the school was reorganized as the University of Life, a vocational school.[1]
In 1985, thePhilippine Basketball Association became main tenants of thePhilSports Arena after nine years at theAraneta Coliseum. The venue attractedstanding-room only crowds during their stay. The PBA stayed for seven years until they moved to the newly builtCuneta Astrodome in 1993, citing the venue's lack of maintenance.
After the events of the1986 People Power Revolution, the University of Life was closed. However, the sports complex was transferred to the Philippine Sports Commission in preparation for the1991 Southeast Asian Games. Several names were applied at the complex. These wereThe ULTRA (University of Life Training and Recreational Arena), PSC-National Academy of Sports (PSC-NAS) andPSC Sports Complex. Due to confusion to the public especially in concerts, the commission decided to adopt a permanent name,PhilSports.
The sports complex reached its maximum audience space when the Asian pop groupF4 and Taiwanese local starBarbie Hsu staged a concert in the facility in September 2003.[2] It was one of the venues of the2005 Southeast Asian Games which was held from November 27, 2005, to December 5, 2005. It hosted the games' badminton event.
On February 4, 2006, the PhilSports Complex became the site of adeadly stampede that killed 73 people and injured about 400.Wowowee, the now-defunct early afternoon game show of television networkABS-CBN, was scheduled to hold its first anniversary show at the complex. Attracted by the large prizes given out during the show, crowds of people waited for days just outside the stadium. As the opening of the gates neared a few hours before the show, the crowd surged forward crushing those at the front of the queue underfoot. The cause of the stampede is still being determined pending investigation.
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There was a plan by thePhilippine Sports Commission to put up of a beach volleyball court inside the track and field oval of thePhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium, a proposal opposed by thePhilippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA).[3] PATAFA President, andPhilippine Super Liga ChairmanPhilip Ella Juico said that the construction of the sand court may hamper the athletics national team's preparations.[4]
The complex underwent a major renovation, prior to its hosting of some events of the2019 Southeast Asian Games.[5]
The PhilSports Complex was closed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[6]
The sports complex was renovated in 2025. The track oval was reopened on August 2025.[6] The weight training area was re-inaugurated as the National Athletic Center and the Bagong Pilipinas Gymnasium in November 2025. The Dorm H was also refurbished.[7][8] The National Sports Museum was also relocated to the PhilSports Complex fromRizal Memorial Sports Complex.[9]
| Venue | Purpose | Seating capacity | Year built | Notes |
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| PhilSports Arena | Multi-use | 10,000 | 1985 | |
| PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium | Multi-use, primarily athletics and football | 15,000[10] | 1985 | |
| PhilSports Swimming Center | Aquatic sports venue | – | – | |
| Philsports Fencing Hall | Gymnasium forfencing | – | – | [11] |
| National Athletic Center | Gymnasium | – | – |
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