NEWS | Jessica Pag-iwayan (Manila Bulletin)
Several studies have shown that spending time in nature positively impacts well-being. Then how much more if one lives and resides in a community surrounded by luscious greeneries and nature’s natural beauty?
That is why, guided by the idea of ecotherapy—a type of therapeutic treatment involving nature-based design to help improve mental and physical health—Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), capitalizes on the natural environment organic to the 640-hectare Eastland Heights in Antipolo Rizal. With proposed amenities, residences, and other devel- opments all mindfully designed to promote healing and wellness, the developer aims to strengthen its claims to become the first ecotherapy lifestyle community in the Philippines.
‘The demand for living spaces near or nestled within nature continues to grow, especially as the world recovers from a global pandemic that forced us all to reassess our way of life,” Karen Piolo-Arcilla, vice president for sales and marketing, Megaworld Global Estate, Inc. “We already have an abundance of green residential spaces at Eastland Heights, a mountainside sanctuary in Antipolo, and we intend to strengthen our identity as the country’s first and currently only ecotherapy lifestyle community as we plan to build carefully curated spaces such as gardens, cafes and wine cellars, pet parks, camping stations, outdoor sports areas, aeroponic farms, and more to encourage a lifestyle built around nature.”
Eastland Heights has been the Highly Commended Best Housing Development in Greater Metro Manila by Property Guru's Philippines Property Awards 2024.
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