The Alonte Sports Arena is an indoor arena in

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, Laguna,

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with the capacity of 6,500 people. It serves as the home to the

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and has hosted games of the

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and the

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. It also serves as an evacuation center of the city. It is located adjacent to the Biñan Football Field and the Biñan City Hall. The construction of the sports arena began on 2010 and was officially inaugurated on December 1, 2013. The rites were led by then

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and

Mayor Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat. The arena was the venue of the 2019 Asia-Oceania Floorball Cup. During the

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, it was used as a mega quarantine facility and later as a

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site of the city.

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