06 Oct
2025
PBB Big Winner Mika Salamanca Joins Book Nook’s Literacy Mission
Quezon City, Philippines — Book Nook, SM Cares’ flagship program that promotes literacy and community engagement, recently hosted another heartwarming storytelling and book donation event at SM North EDSA, The
06 Oct
2025
SM Cares Strengthens Advocacy for Seniors During Elderly Filipino Week
Leading the Elderly Filipino Week 2025 celebration at SM Mall of Asia, SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Supermalls, and the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC)
02 Oct
2025
SM Green Movement Scales Simple Acts Into Systemic Change
Manila, Philippines — Through the SM Green Movement, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) is embedding sustainability across its malls, residences, offices, hotels, and leisure properties—scaling everyday habits into systemic
01 Oct
2025
PEZA and SM Offices Drive Regional Development Through New Santa Rosa IT Economic Zone
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and SM Offices, a business unit of SM Prime Holdings (SM Prime), have signed a Registration Agreement (RA) confirming the Presidential Proclamation of SM
29 Sep
2025
SM Hotels & Conventions Corporation’s (SMHCC) Park Inn Hotels: Gateway to the City of Gastronomy
SMHCC’s Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo, in a successful partnership with the Iloilo City MICE Center, recently hosted “Beyond the Plate: A Masterclass in Gastronomical Storytelling”. The full-day workshop, held
29 Sep
2025
RDC in Action: Sustainability Champions Help Build a Waste-Free Future
Manila, Philippines — Since its group-wide launch last year, the SM Waste-Free Future campaign has made everyday segregation simple and doable through its RDC model—Recyclable, Disposable, Compostable. SM Prime Holdings,
26 Sep
2025
MOA Complex Gets an EV Boost!
Electric vehicle owners can now charge at the Mall of Asia Annex (MAAX) and National University MOA buildings via newly-installed Boost+ charging stations by eTREEGO Thailand. Located on the second
24 Sep
2025
Over 48,800 Volunteers Collect 200 Metric Tons of Trash in Nationwide Coastal Cleanup
Over 48,800 volunteers from across the Philippines gathered simultaneously at 28 SM malls nationwide to mark the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) 2025, the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean health
24 Sep
2025
SMHCC Upcycles Over 10,000 Yards of Linens into Livelihood Through ‘Tela Tales’
SM Hotels and Convention Centers (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., (SM Prime) has upcycled more than 10,000 yards of used hotel linens under its sustainability initiative,
22 Sep
2025
SM Sensory Lab at SM Mall of Asia
Marking 40 years of meaningful milestones, SM Supermalls unveils the SM Sensory Lab at SM Mall of Asia, the country’s first sensory-friendly space for individuals on the spectrum. Developed in
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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
