The Fr. Bellarmine Baltasar Gymnasium (also known as the San Beda College Alabang Gym) is a gymnasium within

San Beda College Alabang San Beda College Alabang ( es, Colegio de San Beda de Alabang) and ( fil, Dalubhasaang San Beda sa Alabang) is a private, Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Benedictine monks in Cupang, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippin ...

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. It has a seating capacity of 1,200 for sporting events and a full house capacity of 5,560. SBCA Gym 2016

Within the gymnasium are two full-sized basketball courts, volleyball courts and an event stage. It is also the location of the school's athletic offices. With the assumption of Dom Clement Ma. H. Roque, OSB as the eighth rector-president, the gymnasium was renovated. During the 2015-2016 school year, the

Gym was officially renamed in honor of the school's fourth rector-president, Fr. Bellarmine Baltasar, OSB, who was the rector-president of the school from 1985 to 1995. The gymnasium underwent its first major renovation in 2019 under the leadership of Rev. Fr. Gerardo Ma. De Villa, OSB in preparation for the school's hosting of the NCAA South Season 21.

Events

Sporting events

Frequently a venue for sporting events of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (South) and the Women's National Collegiate Athletic Association,

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and is the home of the San Beda College Alabang Red Lions,

's varsity teams. Coach

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's basketball clinic has been doing its program here since 2012 as well as the Complete Basketball Camp in 2014.

Other uses

It serves as the main athletics academic facility and is used for most in-school events, including non-athletic ones. This includes Moving Up Ceremonies, Cultural Event Shows, Integration, the famous Batch Cheering, and other inter-school activities. The school's annual Bodega Sale has been held here until 2015 when their Baratillo Sale replaced it from 2016 onwards. In 2015, The gym hosted the practices and preparations of the

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with students coming from different schools within the

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. On September 2, 2016, the Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association (MDPPA) held their road safety advocacy activities here. The gymnasium has also been used as a polling station during the

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s and again during the 2016 Philippine presidential elections.

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Sporting events

Other uses

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