Residents may avail of the second step in the national ID system registration process in SM City Mindpro. This step includes the validation of supporting documents and the capturing of biometrics such as fingerprints, iris and facial scan. But residents must first book an appointment schedule via register.philsys.gov.ph before proceeding to SM, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) advised.

MANILA – The public-private partnership reached another milestone in the multi-mall vaccination drive as the government’s partner SM Supermalls on Wednesday officially breached the one-millionth jab mark of individuals inoculated in its 62 branches nationwide.

The number of COVID-19 vaccines administered at a Philippine mall chain’s venues reached the one million mark today (July 14), amid the country’s strengthened vaccine rollout efforts.

Mandaluyong resident Sarah Louise Gabriel reacts after receiving gift cheques worth P10,000 from SM Supermalls on Wednesday at the SM Megamall vaccination site, as the shopping mall chain’s 1 millionth COVID-19 jab recipient. The event, along with other incentives, aims to persuade Filipinos to have themselves vaccinated against the virus.

SM Supermalls administered its 1 millionth COVID -19 vaccine dose during its ceremonial event at the SM Mega Trade Hall in Mandaluyong, as the mall chain was the first single partner of the government to reach a million jabs. Pictured are SM Supermalls President Steven Tan, IATF testing czar Sec. Vince Dizon, MMDA Chairman Benjamin Abalos Jr., Mandaluyong Mayor Carmelita Abalos, and McDonald ‘s Philippines Managing Director Margot Torres, representing the Task Force T3 consortium.

Success is an iceberg; what people see is only on the surface,” says Time Magazine writer Alex Altman. Its pinnacle juts out of a vast ocean, yet beneath it, unseen, are things that make it rise gloriously to the top: hard work, sacrifices, discipline, perseverance, rejections, failure and risk. Crystals of small victories and tribulations slowly coalesce and gather momentum, forming an iceberg of success: solid, sturdy, hard-to-break. This success is every entrepreneur’s dream and SMDC is helping to achieve it.

For Chef Eugene Arador, the 100 folds of his toque does not represent the number of egg dishes he can prepare but the multiple roles he plays: a chef, a food consultant, an educator, entrepreneur, husband, father and a happy community member of SMDC Trees Residences.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently opened a Temporary Offsite Passport Service (TOPS) at three SM Malls – the SM Mall of Asia, SM City North EDSA, and SM Aura Premier – to address the shortage of available passport application schedules due to the pandemic.

THE RADISSON Hotel Group has opened a Park Inn by Radisson hotel in Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental province. The family-friendly Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod is located within the SM City Bacolod mall, providing guests with instant access to extensive retail, F&B outlets, entertainment facilities and the SMX Convention Center.

Two million worth of housing materials and construction supplies were donated by Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, through SM Foundation Incorporated to communities from Obando to San Miguel, Bulacan