The Paglaum Sports Complex is a sports venue in

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adjacent to the

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. It was established during the administration of Governor Alfredo Montelibano Jr. in the 1970s. It hosted three editions of the

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(1971, 1974, 1979). The complex was under supervision of the

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(DepEd) until 2011. DepEd and the provincial government of

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signed a compromise agreement where in DepEd returned the supervision of the complex to the provincial government. In 2012, a two-hectare portion of the four-hectare Paglaum Sports Complex was partitioned for the construction of the Capitol-owned Negros First CyberCentre (NFCC) as an IT-BPO Outsourcing Hub. It was inaugurated in April 2015 in rites led by President

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. Recently, the Paglaum Sports Complex serves as an alternative venue to the

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for the

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celebration.

Paglaum Stadium

The Paglaum Stadium hosted various football events, such as the 1991 Philippines International Cup and the football event of the

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. The stadium became unfit to host football matches following the erection of business establishments around the area. As of 2013, the provincial government has been proposing for a renovation of the stadium to serve as alternative venue to

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, particularly for football competition. While the complex itself is run by DepEd, the lighting of the stadium is owned by the

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