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

22 Sep

2025

SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation’s (SMHCC) Flagship Hotel in Tagaytay City to Open Presidential Villa in 2026

The new address of luxury in Tagaytay is coming. SMHCC’s premier property in Tagaytay, Taal Vista Hotel, proudly announces the upcoming launch of its first-ever Presidential Villa, set to open

22 Sep

2025

SM GUUN:  Establishing Ecosystems for Waste Transformation and Circularity

Developing markets for recovered materials is a crucial step in achieving a successful waste management system for a waste-free future. SM GUUN Environmental Company, Inc. (SM GUUN), a joint venture of

17 Sep

2025

Nationwide Global Youth Summit 2025 Empowers Over 40,000 Youth

The Global Youth Summit (GYS) 2025 has marked a historic milestone, gathering over 40,000 young leaders, innovators, and advocates nationwide through simultaneous events across SM malls. Organized by SM Cares,

17 Sep

2025

Scottsdale Villas and Redstone Condominiums in Tagaytay Highlands Set for Turnover

Pasay City, Philippines [September 17, 2025] – SM Leisure Resort Residences (SM LRR), a business unit of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), is set to turn over the Scottsdale

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

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