SM Center Muntinlupa was awarded as the Shopping Center of the Year (Small Category) during the 17th Outstanding Filipino Retailers and Shopping Centers of the Year Awards Night held recently at the Crowne Plaza in Ortigas Center. 

The 54,000-square-metermall-SM Prime Holding’s 30th mall opened its doors to the public in 2007, and since then has brought shopping, entertainment and leisure excitement to Muntinlupa and nearby areas in the south.

More than that, it has been a community center by making government-related services accessible to shoppers. SM Center Muntinlupa is also active with corporate social responsibility projects focusing on health, the environment, women, children and persons with disabilities.

When Typhoon Ondoy devastated a large portion of the country in 2009, one of the hardest-hit areas was Muntinlupa City. SM Center Muntinlupa, together with SM Foundation, wasted no time in dispatching employees and volunteers in relief operations, which helped residents from nearby barangays affected by the typhoon.

In 2011 the mall received the Apolinario Mabini Award (Bronze Category) for being a Disabled- Friendly Establishment. In 2013 it received the Blue Award given by the Laguna Lake Development Authority for its continuing efforts in proper wastewater management.

Photo shows Hans T. Sy (fourth from left), SM Prime Holdings president, with (from left) Justin Carlos Leonor, SM Center Muntinlupa assistant mall manager; Carminda D. Magbal, SMAVP for Leasing for South Luzon 2 and 3; Jason T. Terrenal, SM AVP for operations for South Luzon 2 and 3; and Annie Garcia, SM Supermalls president.