The Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum is an indoor sporting arena located in Naga City,

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. It is dubbed as The Big Dome of the South, being the largest

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in Southern

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. It opened in August 2010 as Naga City Coliseum and has a maximum seating capacity of more than 12,000 spectators. Its construction started in 2009. On September 27, 2012, the coliseum was renamed in honor of the late former Mayor of Naga City and DILG Sec. Jesse M. Robredo who died in a plane crash.

Notable events

The arena is one of the venues that the

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uses in its regular out of town games. The

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popularly known as

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gathered to hold its Bicol Division Thanksgiving last June 2014.

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Arena plans
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