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.
30 Jul
2021
A healthy farm-to-table lifestyle at Tagaytay Highlands
And if we are fortunate to have sizeable green spaces around our homes, growing our own produce to share or to sell totally means self-sufficiency in food for the long haul—no matter what happens outside.
19 Jul
2021
Galing Pook Foundation, SM Prime sign MoA in support of Galing Pook Awards
SM Prime Holdings recently entered a five-year partnership with the Galing Pook Foundation (GPF) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Local Government Academy (LGA) in support of the annual Galing Pook Awards, which recognizes local government units for their exemplary governance, innovation, sustainability, and resilience initiatives.
14 Jul
2021
All SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) Properties Get Safety Seal Certification
All properties under SM Hotels and Conventions Corp (SMHCC) portfolio have recently obtained the Department of Tourism Safety Seal given to accommodation establishments who faithfully comply with the Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) set by the government and integrate StaySafe.ph with their contact tracing.
09 Jul
2021
Hamilo Coast Breaks Ground for Sola at Pico De Loro Cove
Costa Del Hamilo Incorporated (CDHI), developer of SM Prime’s premium beach resort communities, held its groundbreaking event last July 5, 2021 for Sola at Pico De Loro Cove – its first horizontal real estate project in the luxury seaside sanctuary of Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas.
08 Jul
2021
Fifth Park Inn by Radisson Hotel in the Philippines Opens in Bacolod City
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp (SMHCC) announces the opening of Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod on 8 July 2021. This is the fifth Park Inn by Radisson hotel in SMHCC’s portfolio and is the second hotel under its licensing agreement with Radisson Hotel Group (RHG).
30 Jun
2021
Sola at Pico De Loro Cove brings everything you love together
Many of us have spent our lives hurrying to and fro. Quality time feels like a blur. But when a pandemic marooned everyone at home—where jobs and classes are reduced to online interactions—it dawned on people how important the welfare of the family is and how essential residences and their location are. Cramped apartments, claustrophobic condos or houses in subdivisions which are becoming denser and denser could be taxing in what we call the new abnormal. Alternatives to these were few and far between.
07 Oct
2015
Business Mirror: THE SM STORE Commits Full Support For Manila Aprce 2015
The SM Store, a “dynamic group of stores” and one of the country’s leading and biggest retail chains, has signed up as Copresentor of the 17th Asia Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibition (APRCE) 2015, slated from October 28 to 30 at the SMX Convention Center, Ma” of Asia Complex, Pasay City.
07 Oct
2015
Inquirer Visayas: New colored houses far from sea buoy survivors’ hopes
CONCEPCION, Iloilo—From this day onward, Nestor Deloviar is a resident of Unit No. 1 Fruitas Street here.
Deloviar, 60, is among the survivors of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) who received 200 new houses donated by the SM Group through SM Cares in Barangay Bacjawan Sur in Concepcion, 109 kilometers northeast of Iloilo City.
06 Oct
2015
The Philippine Star: SM Lifestyle Entertainment, Inc. Reaffirms Partnership with PLDT and Smart for a Fortified Messaging and Communications Platform
06 Oct
2015
Manila Bulletin: 77 high quality buses to ply Cebu routes
Cebu City – A public hearing has been set for the roll out of a high quality public transport system (HQPTS) in Cebu, involving 77 new buses that will traverse so-called developmental routes in the metropolis.
05 Oct
2015
Business World: Railway project could clear hurdle
THE DEADLOCK on a project that will link Metro Manila’s two elevated railways may soon be over, with a senior SM official saying last week that the group was open to the government’s proposal to build two “common stations.”
05 Oct
2015
Manila Standard: SM mall to open amid talk of harm to small business
CABANATUAN CITY—The country’s largest retail operator will open its newest mall on Oct. 9 amid fears of displacement of small and medium enterprises.
05 Oct
2015
The Philippine Star: MM fast running out of mall space
One of the country’s largest mall developers believes Metro Manila is nearing its saturation point in terms of shopping centers, causing less established names to be out of business in a few years’ time.
05 Oct
2015
Manila Bulletin: SM spells magic with Disney
05 Oct
2015
Business World: Solar rooftop firm’s 2016 target set at 30 megawatts
SOLAR PHILIPPINES Power Project Holdings, Inc. has set a target to install rooftop systems totaling some 30 megawatts (MW) next year, the company’s top official said recently.
Leandro L. Leviste, Solar Philippines president, said the company wants to introduce solar energy to big shopping malls in the country.
05 Oct
2015
Malaya: Solar Panels To Line Roofs of 20 Malls
Solar panels will line up roofs of at least 20 malls come next summer, generating about 30 megawatts (MW).
The 1.5 megawatts of electricity produced by the solar panels at the roof top of SM North Edsa was enough to power 16,000 lighting fixtures and 20 escalators enabling SM to save P2 million per month in electricity bill.