What is now Jed's Island Resort, located along McArthur Highway, Calumpit, Bulacan, started out as the private resthouse of a native of Apalit, Pampanga. Then consisting mainly of a native cottage and one swimming pool, the property covered only a few hundred square meters, until engineering development started in 1994 to see the construction of nine other swimming pools, deluxe air-conditioned and open native cottages, a must-photograph hanging bridge, a stylized waterfall, and several private or jacuzzi islands.

To achieve this, the purchase of surrounding land properties, now nearing a total of ten hectares...