Sorsogon Sports Complex
Part of Sorsogon Countryside Tour
The 56,218 sq. m., four-storey world-class Sorsogon Sports Complex, formerly known as the Balogo Sports Complex, is a Roman Colosseum-inspired stadium built at a cost of ₱887 million (from the 2018 General Appropriations Act). Mohri & P.A. Associates are the architects of this project.
The author at the entrance
This sports complex, when finished, will become the largest outdoor sports complex in the Southern Luzon and Bicol Region. It is scheduled to host the Palarong Bicol, PRISAA National Games 2023 and 2023 Palarong Pambansa.
The track oval, laid out with a Mondotrack (a prefabricated synthetic rubber track surface) all-weather surface, has 80 m. x 8 m. lanes, warm up side track and a 13,881.25 sq. m. stadium with a total seating capacity of 15,000 people (and a full house capacity of 20,000). The ball courts were layered with tarmacadam asphalt or polymeric rubber crumbs.
It also houses facilities for meet officials, medical and press rooms, and male and female athletes dorm. Also within it are the new Department of Education Building and Gymnasium.
Department of Education Building
The façade features Greek Corinthian columns and a gate adorned with two lion heads. Started last January 11, 2019, it is still under construction by CT Leoncio Construction and Trading..
Sorsogon Sports Complex: Brgy. Balogo, East District, 4700 Sorsogon City, Sorsogon.
How to Get There: Sorsogon City is located 517.5 kms. (a 12–hr. drive) from Manila via the Pan-Philippine Highway/AH26.
Sorsogon Provincial Tourism Culture and Arts Office: Ground Floor, Capitol Building, 4700 Sorsogon City. Mobile number: (0968) 624-6279. E-mail: tourism@sorsogon.gov.ph
Ur Place Travel & Tours: OLV Pangpang, Sorsogon City, Sorsogon. Mobile number (Viber): (0927) 950-3927 (Ms. Annie Gueb). Facebook: www.facebook.com/urplacetravel