Valenzuela breaks new grounds for Aquatic Center and Columbarium
VALENZUELA City Mayor WES Gatchalian led the groundbreaking ceremonies of WES Arena Aquatic Center and the Valenzuela Family Garden of Life Columbarium with Crematorium at Barangay Punturin.
The WES Arena Aquatic Center was an extended sports facility adjacent to WES Arena which contains the biggest Olympic-sized swimming pool in the city along with other amenities. The groundbreaking of the project provides an excellent opportunity for Valenzuelano athletes in the field of competitive swimming to train and participate in competitions in this sport-specific area.
It was a single-storey building that features a 4-lane Olympic-sized Swimming Pool, Swimmers Lounge, Shower Room, Locker Room, Generator Room, and Pump Room. The lot area allocated for the project spans roughly 2,707 square meters and with a floor area of 1,190 square meters, approximately. A total project cost of P60,000,000 was allocated for the completion of the center.
On the same day, Mayor WES also led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Valenzuela Family Garden of Life Columbarium with Crematorium, an establishment that will serve as an affordable burial place in remembrance of the departed loved ones of every Pamilyang Valenzuelano.
The 5-storey circular columbarium is the first of its kind in the city, garnering a total lot area of 6,021 square meters which comprises the main facilities such as Viewing Chapels, approximately 18,000 Vaults, a Private Family Viewing Area, an Amphitheater, and an expansive garden.
An estimated P198,644,000 is the total project cost allotted for the columbarium. A portion of the land in both projects was donated by Lamco Paper Products Inc.
