ASEAN Convention Center explained

ASEAN Convention Center
Status:Complete
Building Type:Convention Center
Location:Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines
Pushpin Map:Luzon#Philippines
Coordinates:15.1875°N 120.5106°W
Completion Date:2016
Renovation Date:2017
Floor Area:5300sqm

The ASEAN Convention Center, formerly the Fontana Convention Center, is a convention center at the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Philippines.[1]

The building was originally constructed in February 2016 and was meant as one of the venues of one of the ministerial meetings of the 2017 ASEAN Summit.[2]

It was renovated by Budji+Royal Architects for four months 2017 and was renamed as the ASEAN Convention Center and the venue hosted the 11th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting.[3]

The convention center covers an area of 5300sqm and has a lobby, four banquet halls and has four Presidential rooms. Its facade was previously yellow in color prior to the 2017 renovations.[3]

The judo, jujitsu, and kurash competitions of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games are scheduled to be held at the convention center.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the convention center was temporarily converted to a 150-bed quarantine facility.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Invitation to Bid: Improvement of Fontana Convention Center, Clark Pampanga . Bases Conversion and Development Authority . 22 February 2019.
  2. News: Cervantes . Ding . Lam’s Fontana out as venue for Asean . 22 February 2019 . The Philippine Star . 5 January 2017.
  3. News: Pride of place: Clark as a showcase of Modern Filipino Ingenuity . 22 February 2019 . The Philippine Star . 8 December 2017.
  4. News: Alinea . Eddie . PH SEA Games preparations on track . 22 February 2019 . Manila Times . 6 February 2019.
  5. News: Datu . Carlo Lorenzo . 'We Heal As One' Centers in Clark ready to accept COVID-19 patients . April 29, 2020 . Philippine Information Agency . April 11, 2020.