GERI sets aside P5 billion for new Batangas resort

MANILA, Philippines — Global-Estate Resorts Inc. (GERI), a subsidiary of property giant Megaworld, is investing an initial P5 billion to develop a 150-hectare beachside property in Lian, Batangas.

GERI is allocating the amount for the development of Lialto Beach and Golf Estates in the next 10 years.

Lialto Beach and Golf Estates, which is approximately 2.5 hours away from Metro Manila and about 45 minutes away from Tagaytay, will be the 32nd township development of the Megaworld Group.

It will feature a residential village, an 18-hole golf course, a beach clubhouse featuring a 20-meter-tall lighthouse, landscaped gardens and a nearly one-kilometer coastline that includes a beach area.

For its residential village offering, it will consist of prime lots with sizes ranging from 300 square meters up to 1,200 sqm, including those along the fairways and on elevated areas.

As a sustainable community, Lialto Beach and Golf Estates will be lined up with solar-powered streetlights, as well as adopt a mangrove area along the beach to become the community’s protected marine sanctuary.

“We designed this development for people who want to be surrounded by the beautiful vistas of the beach and the sea, while also enjoying an unparalleled golf lifestyle,” Megaworld Global-Estate Inc. vice president of sales and marketing Javier Romeo Abustan said.

“Whether you dream of raising your family in a healthy and sustainable environment, retiring and enjoying an active and engaging community, or simply investing in a place where you can grow and enjoy your future, this development promises to be a very special place for years to come,” he said.

Abustan said Lialto came from the words “Lian” which is the municipality where the development is located and “Alto” which means high altitude or height.

“(It’s) a vivid description of how this development stands on an elevated area in this side of Batangas,” he said.

GERI is a developer of master-planned integrated tourism estates.

Its other integrated lifestyle communities include Eastland Heights in Antipolo, Rizal; Twin Lakes in Laurel, Batangas; Boracay Newcoast in Boracay Island; The Hamptons Caliraya in Lumban-Cavinti, Laguna; Sta. Barbara Heights in Iloilo and Arden Botanical Estate in Trece Martires-Tanza, Cavite.

Other developments include Southwoods City in the Laguna-Cavite boundary and Sherwood Hills in Trece Martires, Cavite.