01 Mar
2022
Serenity and scenery: Summer in Tagaytay Highlands
After cocooning indoors for nearly two summers, people are raring to break free and head for the great outdoors—to a mountain aerie that spells a summer-in-the-mountains experience: multiple contrasting nature
21 Feb
2022
SM Prime’s Net Income Reported PHP21.8 Billion in 2021
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, reported a PHP6.2 billion consolidated net income in the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company’s consolidated revenues registered PHP25.5 billion, which is 20% higher from PHP21.2 billion in the same period being reviewed. Likewise, consolidated operating income increased by 67% to PHP10.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 from PHP6.5 billion in 2020.
07 Feb
2022
Horizon Terraces Garden Villas: In-Demand Flexible Homes with Picturesque Views
Lush naturescapes have often been taken for granted for their sheer accessibility. That is, until a pandemic kept most Filipinos cloistered at home for two years and are now yearning to reconnect with nature. With studies showing that appreciating beautiful nature views promotes better mental health and a more positive outlook in life, property seekers are manifesting a growing preference for flexible homes with their own garden or ample backyard space.
04 Jan
2022
Tagaytay Highlands’ 2022 Outlook Bullish, Buoyed by DHSUD Award
Tagaytay Highlands ushers in the New Year with a special recognition from the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) hailing its developer Highlands Prime, Inc. (HPI), a subsidiary of SM Prime Holdings, as one of CALABARZON’s 2021 Outstanding Developers for Open Market Projects.
20 Dec
2021
SMX Convention Center Named Best Convention Center in The Philippines
SMX Convention Center Manila was recently named by World M.I.C.E Awards as the Best Convention Center in the Philippines for 2021. World M.I.C.E. Awards is an annual citation to honor the outstanding leaders in the M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) industry.
09 Dec
2021
Finding refuge amidst nature in Hamilo Coast
With the onset of COVID-19, Filipinos and the rest of the world have had to deal with an unprecedented upheaval in their lives: lockdown. Being confined in one’s home for an uncertain duration, with limited movement and access, required drastic adjustment, with some people inevitably experiencing higher levels of anxiety.
01 Dec
2021
Horizon Terraces Garden Suites: Come Home for Christmas Amid Nature Views
Dreaming of a green Christmas with the grandeur of nature in full view? You probably are if a nasty virus had you cloistered in a high-density condo or residential district in the congested metro for nearly two years. Now, all you want for Christmas is a place of your own surrounded by plentiful open green spaces that meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) standards for adequate exposure to nature and opportunities for outdoor activities.
27 Nov
2021
A Season of Joy and Hope at Pico de Loro Cove
27 November 2021, Nasugbu, Batangas City Philippines– Pico de Loro Cove welcomes the holiday season with a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony led by SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. President Ms.
24 Nov
2021
SM City Grand Central: SM Prime’s Newest Mall Destination in Metro Manila
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, is scheduled to open SM City Grand Central on November 26th, Friday. This latest development will add more than 116,000 sqm of gross floor area (GFA) in the Company’s mall portfolio providing six levels of retail spaces meant for a whole new level of shopping, dining, entertainment and recreational experiences in the City of Caloocan.
24 Nov
2021
Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod Welcomed the Holiday Season with its Newly-Opened Art Gallery and Tree Lighting Ceremony
Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod, the new and vibrant upper midscale hotel in the City of Smiles, formalized its opening through a festive welcome of the holiday season.
20 Jan
2019
Henry Sy Sr., retail king and mall tycoon, 94
MANILA, Philippines — His legacy of hard work, simple living and a firm belief in the value of education lives on in his family and in the thousands of lives he had touched through his numerous businesses and philanthropic activities.
20 Jan
2019
Henry Sy, 94, Dies; Philippines’ Richest Man and a Shopping Mall Tycoon
MANILA — Henry Sy, a tycoon known as the “father of modern Philippine retail,” whose chain of super malls changed the country’s retail landscape, died on Saturday in Manila. He was 94.
20 Jan
2019
Mall tycoon Henry Sy pumanaw na
MANILA, Philippines — Pumanaw na ang pinakamayamang tao sa Pilipinas at may-ari ng SM na si Henry Sy Sr. sa edad na 94.
20 Jan
2019
Henry Sy: Ultimate success through sheer hard work
THE FILIPINO business community has lost one of its strongest pillars with the demise on Saturday of property and banking taipan Henry Sy Sr., patriarch of the SM group.
20 Jan
2019
US ambassador offers condolences to Sy family
MANILA, Philippines — US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim expressed his condolences to the bereaved family of mall magnate Henry Sy Sr., who passed away on Saturday.
20 Jan
2019
Henry Sy dies at 94
Henry Sy, who became a billionaire by parlaying a shoe store into the biggest retailer in the Philippines, has died. He was 94.
20 Jan
2019
Philippines’ richest man Sy dies in his sleep at 94
MANILA: The Philippines’ wealthiest man, Henry Sy, who rose from being a penniless Chinese immigrant to leading a multi-billion dollar business empire, died, his conglomerate has announced. The 94-year-old, from
20 Jan
2019
Henry Sy understood the needs of the poor
Having been dirt poor once, Henry Sy Sr. completely understood what it was to be poor and the needs of the poor. When he started his business in 1958, he
20 Jan
2019
Philippines’ richest man Sy dies at 94
In this file photo taken on May 16, 2013, Philippine property tycoon Henry Sy arrives for the opening of one of his shopping malls, the SM Aura, in Manila.
19 Jan
2019
How SM’s Henry Sy Sr. started with ten centavos and became Southeast Asia’s richest man
Henry Sy Sr.’s rags-to-riches story should serve as an inspiration to Filipinos who may not have much in life apart from their big hopes and dreams. Henry Sy Sr. opened