Cebu City Sports Complex
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Cebu City Sports Complex is a major arena located in Cebu City
, Philippines
. The complex was built by the city to accommodate large events of various kinds. It is owned and managed by the city government. A number of major events have taken place at the Complex, including large concerts, sports events, and governmental activities.
The Sinulog foundation, responsible for the organization of the Sinulog Festival
, is taking office in the complex and the sinulog contest is usually held there. It is a major site for boxing
in the Philippines. The Cebu City Sports Complex has been used by the local government to discuss political problems, like population transfer and urban renewal with local neighborhood organizations and for a government job fair
. It was also considered to be used as a temporary storm shelter for Cebu's coastal baranggays when Typhoon Seniang
threatened to hit the island on 2006.
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. The complex was built by the city to accommodate large events of various kinds. It is owned and managed by the city government. A number of major events have taken place at the Complex, including large concerts, sports events, and governmental activities.
The Sinulog foundation, responsible for the organization of the Sinulog Festival
Sinulog festival
The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival commemorates the Cebuano people's pagan origin, and their acceptance of Roman Catholicism....
, is taking office in the complex and the sinulog contest is usually held there. It is a major site for boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Philippines. The Cebu City Sports Complex has been used by the local government to discuss political problems, like population transfer and urban renewal with local neighborhood organizations and for a government job fair
Job fair
A job fair is also referred commonly as a career fair or career expo. It is a fair or exposition for employers, recruiters and schools to meet with prospective job seekers. Expos usually include company or organization tables or booths where resumes can be collected and business cards can be...
. It was also considered to be used as a temporary storm shelter for Cebu's coastal baranggays when Typhoon Seniang
Typhoon Utor (2006)
Typhoon Utor was a deadly typhoon which struck the Philippines about two weeks after Typhoon Durian caused significant devastation in the country....
threatened to hit the island on 2006.