The Negros Occidental Multi-Purpose Activity Center (NOMPAC) is a multi-use gym located in Bacolod City, adjacent to the Capitol Lagoon, in Negros Occidental, Philippines. It is currently used mostly for basketball, karatedo and boxing matches, and was used in many important events in the city like the MassKara Festival activities and other government related activities like seminars, people oriented business and political gatherings. It was the venue of many UMA-ONEBA and NOKAF Championships in which the Western Visayas athletes participated in many sporting events. The gym has a seating capacity of more than a thousand. It is officially designated as the COMELEC tally headquarters both provincial election (local) and national election in the Philippines.
Aside from the gym, it also serves as evacuation site of the province during calamities likewise also serves as cultural facilities in many events.
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