01 Apr

2022

Tagaytay Highlands Provides Salient Home Considerations Underscored in Global Buyer Survey

Results of a global buyer survey recently disclosed that since the pandemic hit two years ago, a number of Filipinos have moved houses, driven by the need for outdoor space and a

01 Apr

2022

Embracing the Coastal Lifestyle in Hamilo Coast

All throughout the previously-unimaginable and drastic behavioral shifts brought about by the pandemic the past two years, the world has realized an oft-neglected aspect of human life: the need to

21 Mar

2022

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) Partners with the Kris+ Lifestyle Rewards App by Singapore Airlines

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp (SMHCC) recently partnered with Kris+ Lifestyle Rewards App by Singapore Airlines, to extend exclusive privileges to guests of SMHCC properties. This partnership is aligned with

14 Mar

2022

SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation (SMHCC) to Open SMX Convention Center Clark

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) is set to open another iconic convention property, SMX Convention Center Clark this coming May 2022. The expansion of SMHCC’s brand portfolio in Central

07 Mar

2022

SM Hotel Properties, Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo and Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod Help Vaccinate More Ilonggos and Bacolodnons

In response to the call for solidarity in these uncertain times, Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo and Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod extended their support to the Visayas region by

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.

28 Dec

2007

SM Prime not yet listing on other exchanges

Shopping Mall Developer and operator SM Prime Holdings, Inc. will wait for the enactment of proposed law on real estate investment trust (REITs) before it considers listing in other exchanges, Executive Vice-President Jeffrey C. Lim said.

20 Dec

2007

SM Prime eyes P4B in loans in 2008

SM Prime Holdings Inc., the mall development arm of tycoon Henry Sy, is considering borrowing P4 billion in 2008 to help fund construction of new malls, a company official said.

20 Dec

2007

Banco de Oro to refinance 0m worth of tier 2 notes

The Sy-controlled Banco de Oro, the country’s fastest growing bank, will refinance about 0 million of its tier 2 notes next year, bank president Nestor Tan told reporters yesterday.

20 Dec

2007

SM bank, mall units to raise P12.4B

SM Investment Corp.’s banking and mall subsidiaries plan to get loans and issue debt totaling at least P12.4 billion (6 million) next year to fund expansion projects and refinance debt, officials said.

20 Dec

2007

SM Prime Plans To Borrow PHP4 Bln In ’08 To Partly Fund Capex

SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPH.PH), the Philippines’ largest mall operator by sales, plans to borrow PHP4 billion (.9 million) next year to partly fund its capital expenditure, which is estimated at PHP6 billion, Executive Vice-President Jeffrey Lim said Wednesday.

20 Dec

2007

SM to borrow locally for additional malls

THE country’s biggest mall builder and operator said it will borrow a substantial part of the money required for next year’s capital expenditures from the local market. In a briefing, Jeffrey C. Lim, SM Prime Holdings Inc. executive vice president, said the company will borrow P4 billion out of the P6-billion capex for next year while the balance would come from internally generated funds.

20 Dec

2007

SM Prime plans P4-B borrowings next yr

Shopping mall giant SM Prime Holdings Inc. plans to borrow P4 billion next year to fund the continued development of new malls and the expansion of existing ones. SM Prime executive vice president Jeffrey Lim said the company needs P6 billion to fund its capital expenditures next year.

11 Dec

2007

SM Prime Expands SM City Cebu with Opening of New Annex

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (“SM Prime�?) has just expanded SM City Cebu with the opening of its new annex, bringing total GFA to 268,611 square meters (sqm), making it the largest SM mall in the Visayas region. The new wing of SM City Cebu, which will be inaugurated on November 30, 2007 has a gross floor area (GFA) of 107,049 sqm.

11 Dec

2007

SM Nation

At the education summit, held at the Asian Institute of Management, I acknowledged the breakthrough importance of the Commission on Higher Education’s Memo Order No. 39, which standardizes the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program nationwide. But I suggested that the world it assumed was skewed.

11 Dec

2007

Shopping Center of the Year

The SM Mall of Asia recently received the Philippine Retailers Association’s Shopping Center of the Year Award during its 2007 Outstanding Filipino Retailers and Shopping Centers of the Year Night held recently at the Crowne Plaza in Ortigas.

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