The SM Group won the 2013 Apolinario Mabini Awards held late last month at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañang Palace, following a commitment to serve the community and provide programs for persons with disability.

Twenty-two of the group’s malls received the Disabled-Friendly Establishment of the Year award. SM City Marikina and the Mall of Asia Arena were awarded with gold medals while SM Megamall and SM City Lanang were given the silver awards.

Bronze awards were given to SM Molino, Southmall, Olongapo, Consolacion, General Santos, Las Piñas, Fairview, SM Department Stores in Marilao, Megamall, Southmall, Taytay, Makati, Baliwag, Marketmall Dasmariñas and SM Supermarkets in Makati and Mandurriao.

The group also bagged the Special Mapagmahal sa May Kapansanan Award through the SM Cares Program on Disability Affairs. To date, its advocacy for PWDs have merited 59 citations from the same award-giving body.