Imagine getting up to the soft glow of morning light spilling into your room, the sea breeze drifting in from your balcony, and the quiet promise of a day that begins calmly.
In the northern tip of San Vicente, where mountains meet the sea, Megaworld is developing a new residential development with a different idea of luxury in mind. Not just bigger spaces or grander finishes, but better living.
Rising within the 462-hectare Paragua Coastown township of property giant Megaworld is the 14-story Santé Residences Palawan, the country’s first-ever WELL-registered residential development.
Megaworld Palawan head of sales and marketing Javier Romero Abustan said nature played a big part when the company designed Sante Residences.
Instead of designing the physical structure first before adding nature, Megaworld let nature guide the structural design.
“If you look at the design of Sante, how it’s configured, how it’s positioned,it was really leading to nature and letting nature tell us what can really sort of enhance that environment,” Abustan said
“This is something that can reset you, give you that calmness, give you that refreshing recharge,” he said.
WELL-certified development
At the center of the project is the globally recognized WELL Certification of the International WELL Building Institute. Unlike traditional building standards that focus mainly on energy efficiency or structural design, WELL looks at how a space affects the people inside it. It measures air quality, water, light, sound, thermal comfort, materials, nourishment, movement, mental well-being and community. In short, it asks a simple question: Does this building help people live better?
The design draws heavily from its surroundings. Inspired by the wide-open tropical landscape of Palawan, the building features angled balcony pods that give each of the 460 units a view of Pagdanan Bay and the lush forests nearby.
Studies have long shown that a connection to nature, seeing greenery, water, open skies, can reduce stress and improve mood.
Units range from studios of up to 32.5 square meters to expansive three-bedroom bi-level residences of up to 179.5 square meters. Every unit comes with its own balcony, framing views of the sea, the township and the mountains beyond.
Wellness is also woven into the amenity deck on the second level. A dedicated Halotherapy Center offers salt therapy, where microscopic salt particles are dispersed into the air to help support respiratory health and overall wellness. The Verve Studio serves as a modern fitness hub for residents.
For those seeking stillness, the quiet lounge provides a calm space for reflection and reset—something increasingly valuable in our current hyperconnected world.
Inside the units, smart home systems allow residents to adjust lighting, air flow and temperature through a dedicated app. It is technology used not just for convenience, but to help create a space that supports rest and balance.
Santé Residences Palawan is the third residential development launched by Megaworld within Paragua Coastown, following Paragua Beach Village and Oceanfront Premier Residences. Two 11-story hotels, Savoy Hotel Palawan and Paragua Sands Hotel, are also rising within the township, adding 617 hotel rooms and further boosting tourism in the area.
All these developments sit near the 15-kilometer Long Beach, known as the longest stretch of white-sand beach in the Philippines, reinforcing San Vicente’s emergence as one of Palawan’s most promising destinations.
But beyond the growth and expansion, Santé Residences Palawan represents something more personal. It is about creating homes that care for the people who live in them—spaces where getting up each morning feels less like routine and more like renewal.
The article was originally published in Manila Standard and written by Katrina Domingo.
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