Honoring lives and celebrating a life well-loved are precious reasons why people left behind chose only the best for their dearest departed loved ones. A family’s heritage is the sum of its identity, values, traditions, and culture. More importantly, heritage is the essence of love and memory, the history of reflections and affections that a family keeps and passes through generations.
These days, it’s just normal to talk about our future ahead of losing our loved ones because it makes us even more prepared and stronger to face this inevitable.
And there’s this institution that has been around since 1900 that serviced prominent clients including Philippine Presidents from Emilio Aguinaldo who died in 1964 (before the relocation) to Diosdado Macapagal who passed away in 1997 and is now set to redefine the standards in the memorial industry.
Nacional, one of the pioneering names in the Philippines’ memorial services industry, has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art building on its old location along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City.
Formerly known as Nacional Memorial Homes it has rebranded to Nacional Chapels and Crematory investing a multi-million-peso center to set new industry standards and redefines memorial services with a contemporary aesthetic usually seen only in hotels and condominiums and rarely, if ever, in memorial homes.
“The new Nacional was designed to give the Filipino families of today a place where they can spend their final days with their departed loved ones in utmost comfort, convenience, and sophistication,” says Annette Estacion, Managing Director, Nacional Chapels and Crematory.
Nacional also offers an opportunity for people to invest on memorial lots because just like other real estate properties, they appreciate over time. Memorial lots are good investments especially if they’re in prime locations on a well-maintained memorial park with good amenities.
“We wanted to give them a unique space to celebrate the life of their dearly beloved while, at the same time, making new memories with relatives and friends. All told, the new Nacional Chapels and Crematory is really more about those who have been left behind even as it gives those who have passed on the fitting and dignified venue for the celebration of life,” she adds.
The new Nacional Chapels and Crematory is five floors of warm and contemporary chic guaranteed to please modern sensibilities as well as classic tastes. It houses 15 well-appointed chapels on a 1,000 sq/m lot with various designs and several sizes to suit different family preferences and to satisfy varying accommodation needs that can seat up a maximum of 200 guests.
Nine of these chapels have family rooms with their own bedroom, dining area, and toilet and bath. Exuding a warm ambiance, these rooms provide families an extra space for rest and other important activities away from their guests.
In the new Nacional, families who wish to be with their dearly departed every step of the way for a complete final journey together may do so in amply spaced viewing rooms for preparatory activities, cremation, and other services.
Modern design and technology
For these important undertakings, the new Nacional has been fitted with modern technology through a suite of new state-of-the-art equipment that adhere to world-class standards and provide better, faster services.
Visitors of the new building will be greeted with a digital board that will help them navigate through to find easy location of the rooms and other amenities inside the facility. The digital board also lists down the number of chapels and floor directories.
Nacional Chapels and Crematory also invested heavily on a state-of-the-art crematory machine which they imported and can be seen inside the Cremation Viewing Chapel. The modern machinery lessens the period of cremation process into 1 hour and a half compared to the traditional machines that spent 3 hours to finish.
“We take pride in giving our clients their best memories for their dearly departed after saying the final blessing. After their final farewell, curtains are drawn to cover the process of cremation,” says Estacion.
There are also cozy lounges with comfy sofas, chairs, and coffee tables in strategic areas in the building that provide guests and visitors more options to relax, remember, and cherish their memories with their loved ones.
The whole facility is Wi-Fi equipped that gives the flexibility and provide the clients’ needs should they want to engage in virtual meetings with their relatives from abroad and connect with them through the internet.
And for those who may want to have meaningful silence in private, several non-denominational incense rooms are available for personal devotional activities.
The Nacional redevelopment project is one of the biggest undertakings in the memorial services industry in the last ten years. It started in 2018 and took three years to complete.
“Careful planning and robust investment came into achieving our goal of giving Filipino families a modern facility they can enjoy for their memorial needs without putting a strain on their financial resources,” notes Lia Enriquez, President of Rosehills Memorial Management Phils. Inc., which now manages Nacional Chapels and Crematory.
Rosehills is the firm that has made The Heritage Park one of the premier memorial parks in the country. The new Nacional brings the same industry-best practices and top-quality services to more Filipinos at more reasonable prices.
The full menu of services makes managing memorials as easy and worry-free, so families can focus on the truly important aspects of their final few days with their departed loved ones.
For more information about Nacional Chapels and Crematory by The Chapels at Heritage Park, visit facebook.com/NacionalChapelsAndCrematory or contact 8713-5231 or 09178693771.