01 Oct
2021
SM Prime Targets to Minimize Operations’ Carbon Footprint Through Enhanced Sustainability Program
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, sets a new milestone in its sustainability program as the Company commits to expand its energy source portfolio gearing towards clean energy across all of its business segments over the medium term.
01 Oct
2021
Hamilo Coast Safeguards Its Marine Biodiversity
In line with its core emphasis on sustainable tourism and environmentally conscious living, Costa Del Hamilo, Inc. (CDHI), a leader in the leisure resort industry and the movers behind Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas, recently completed a Marine Protected Area (MPA) assessment. The sites targeted were three of 12 coves in the property, established as MPAs for CDHI’s Sustainable Development Project, implemented from 2017 to 2019.
01 Oct
2021
Green-thumbing: the art of self-care at The Grove at Plantation Hills
As we try to find more ways to cope with a massively disruptive health crisis, taking charge of our emotional and mental well-being becomes more crucial than ever. This may mean having to stay grounded for the long haul, socially distanced from the company of friends. But studies show that people who spend more time communing with nature have a significantly more positive outlook on life and increased feelings of vitality and energy.
29 Sep
2021
SM Prime supports Manila Observatory’s clean energy, climate, and weather prediction system
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. has recently inked a partnership agreement with the Manila Observatory for the “High Definition Clean Energy, Climate, and Weather Forecasts for the Philippines” Project, a data-driven system that utilizes automated weather stations (AWS) and high-performance computer modeling to provide clean energy and weather forecasts up to five days in advance.
31 Aug
2021
Tagaytay Highlands’ immersive experience ramps up digitalization efforts
When the world was thrust into a health crisis early in 2020, it left people sheltered in place. Yet, even as most stick close to home, the property market continues to thrive. Amid quarantine restrictions, real estate, deemed one of the best-performing industries during the pandemic, has readily transitioned to the digital space.
18 Aug
2021
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) Tops-Off Lanson Place Mall of Asia
SMHCC topped-off yet another iconic property, Lanson Place Mall of Asia. Leading the ceremony were SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Executive Committee Chairman Hans T. Sy, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp President Elizabeth T. Sy, and SM Hotels and Conventions Corp Executive Vice President Peggy E. Angeles.
09 Aug
2021
#SMXREADY To Host Events
MX Convention Center (SMXCC), the leading convention center in the country, continues to uphold its commitment for its guests’ and colleagues’ safety and security with its #SMXsafespaces.
05 Aug
2021
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) Appoints General Manager for its New Park Inn by Radisson Property in Bacolod
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. announces the appointment of Mr. Sherwin Lucas as Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod’s General Manager.
02 Aug
2021
SM Prime Reports 12% Increase in 1H2021 Net Income
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, reported PHP11.6 billion consolidated net income in the first six months of 2021, 12% higher from PHP10.4 billion in the first half of 2020. This is on the back of improvement in second quarter net income to PHP5.2 billion from PHP2.1 billion in the same period last year. First half consolidated revenues recorded at PHP41.1 billion, down 6% from PHP43.7 of 2020’s first half.
30 Jul
2021
Reveries are weatherproof at Tagaytay Highlands
The scorching hot summer has passed and in its wake come the rainy days and constant drizzling of the monsoon season. However, no matter the weather or the season, Tagaytay Highlands continues to indulge residents and their guests with its enjoyable indoor fun and outdoor vibe—rain or shine, weather or not.
05 Oct
2009
SM Prime not yet keen on carbon trading
SM Prime Holdings will concentrate in pushing green development projects in all its malls instead of getting carbon trading, according to its chief executive.
02 Oct
2009
Market players gear up for REIT, await signing into law
NEARLY three years after introducing a new investment option, players in the equities and property markets are positioning for the enactment of a Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) law very soon. Related story in Properties, page C3.
02 Oct
2009
Realty demand seen growing with recent flood BY ALBERT CASTRO
Demand for new residential projects is seen surging after the recent flooding experienced in Metro Manila as affected families look for a new and safer place to live, said real estate consultant CB Richard Ellis.
02 Oct
2009
ECOPAN, The food tells the story
SM Homeworld recently launched Ecopan, the first environmental, eco-cookware in the Philippines, at SM Makati, 4th Floor, Bridgeway.
02 Oct
2009
SM Supercenter Las Piñas Opens Today
SM Center Las Piñas will open its doors to the public on Friday, October 2, 2009, giving residents in the South Metro area another exciting new way to shop, dine, and have fun the SM way.
02 Oct
2009
SM Foundation activates ‘Operation Tulong Express’
SM Foundation has activated its calamity response program ‘Operation Tulong Express” with donations kiosks set up in all 33 malls nationwide.
01 Oct
2009
SC upholds malls’ right to charge parking fees
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that owners of shopping malls in the country have the legal right to collect parking fees from customers who use the mall parking facilities because there is no law that prohibits them from doing so.
01 Oct
2009
SM Foundation activates Operation: Tulong Express
SM Foundation has activated its calamity-response program Operation: Tulong Express, with donation kiosks set up in all 33 malls nationwide.
01 Oct
2009
SM to open second mall in Las Piñas
THE country’s biggest shopping mall developer and operator would be opening its second SM branch in Las Piñas on Friday. In a statement, SM Prime Holdings Inc. said that it will open its 35th shopping mall in the Philippines along Alabang-Zapote Road, Barangay Talon, Pamplona in Las Piñas. It is also SM Prime’s second mall in the city, after SM City Southmall.
01 Oct
2009
SM to open 35th mall in RP, a week after floods engulf capital
SM Prime Holdings Inc., the Philippines’ largest mall operator, will open its 35th mall in the country on Friday, nearly a week after a storm submerged more than three-fourths of the capital.