Dayao, however, says other resorts also charge a similar fee, perhaps even higher. Fontana sits on a 102-hectare property in the heart of the former Clark Air Base in Pampanga. It has 320 villas, a Water Park, a casino, a nine-hole golf course, sports and other recreation facilities and a club house that houses facilities such as the gym, health spa, music lounge and game room. RN Development Corp. Dayao sits as vice chair. Cojuangco's group took over only in February this year but the resort had been operating since August 1998, two years after it was set-up.
Members can also endorse friends to use the facilities.
800 on weekends. The theme pool named the Water Park is one of the most popular attractions. It is packed on weekends despite the P200 entrance fee. Dayao says the resort tries to keep its rates down as it understands that the high cost of living has made it very difficult for people to spend part of their money for leisure. As a result, membership continues to improve despite the hard times and it now counts more than 6,000 members, of which 80 percent are active.