CEBU, Philippines - The need for modern multi-purpose hall in Cebu pushed the Dychangco Group of Companies (DGC) to invest on building a 950-square-meter facility located at the company’s estate at Nivel Hills.
Primarily intended to serve the growing need for bigger funeral event facility in Cebu, DGC chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Renato Dychangco said that the facility will not only cater to funeral events but for other special events also.
DGC has converted its old warehouse to a modern multi-purpose hall, equipped with state-of-the-art facility, including overnight suite, function rooms, and conducive ambiance.
Called as the “Crystal Palace”, it will serve as the complementary facility to the Cosmo Funeral Homes in Nivel, wherein biggest function room can only accommodate over 300 people.
The “Crystal Palace” on the other hand can accommodate over 500 people in its Convention Hall with function rooms designed to serve the different small-group events and support facilities such as library, kitchenette, among others.
Aside from big funeral events, Crystal Palace also targets non-denominational activities, such as religious conventions, and even corporate retreat and other special events.
The facility, will officially open this coming February 8 to accommodate over 300 delegates for the Annual Philippine Funeral Convention, which will be attended not only by local players and members of the Philippine Mortuary Association (PMA), but also international stakeholders and experts.
The establishment of the facility, will also pave the way for Cebu to hold international funeral and mortuary conventions, such as the upcoming South East Asia Mortuary Convention and the South East Asia Funeral Exposition that will be held in Cebu next year.
According to Dychangco, Cebu has to provide a world-class facility in the funeral service industry, as the Philippines is regarded as one of the countries in Asia that offer advanced and modern services in the funeral event industry.
Recognizing that today’s generation is more of an open-minded people, DGC vice president for marketing and business development Kate Dychangco-Anzani said that facility is designed for versatile use, not only for big and modernized funeral events, but also for other memorable occasions, like weddings, birthdays, among others.
The DGC, which operate the largest funeral home chain in the country, the Cosmo Funeral Homes brand, is actively expanding its business empire to health and wellness through the Leisure Spa facility, restaurant and catering, event management, sophisticated home furnishing retail, and others.— Ehda M. Dagooc