Isidro Ungab lobbied for the construction of the sports complex during his tenure as Congressman representing Davao City's third district.

[2] Then-Sports Development Division-City Mayors Office of Davao City William Ramirez also lobbied for the sports complex's construction.

[2] By September 2016,[5] the indoor multi-purpose gym or the UP Kinetics Building[2] is 38 percent complete and the construction of phase 1 of and 2 of the stadium and athletic oval was ongoing.

[5] All facilities save for the swimming pool were already completed by December 2018 with only finishing touches including the installation of a rubber athletics track are to be made.

[6] The Davao City Government and the University of the Philippines Mindanao signed another memorandum of understanding which formalizes their agreement to jointly operate and manage the sports complex.