How would you like to see your favorite ambassadors—even the esteemed Austria Consul General Washington Sycip—strike a pose in an elegant barong or charming Filipiniana dress—for fun, camaraderie, and for a noble cause, of course.

EARNINGS of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. — the property holding firm of tycoon Henry Sy, Sr. — grew at a faster pace in the first three months of 2015 on the back of a one-time gain from the sale of securities and sustained growth in its shopping mall and residential businesses.

SM PRIME Holdings, Inc. is building at least 20 malls through 2018 mostly in the provinces, company officials said, as the Henry Sy-owned property giant looks to take advantage of the emerging growth in the countryside.

MANILA, Philippines – The country’s largest mall operator SM Prime Holdings Inc. expects to grow its mall empire to 100 or double its present number in seven years as the company continues to capitalize on the robust Philippine economy and improved consumer spending.

April 30th, 2015 – MANILA, Philippines–The private sector wants a more active role in disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives as world leaders and business executives adopted the Sendai Framework for DRR, a new structure on disaster management.

04/30/2015 – SM Supermalls, with its aim to improve the lives of the Filipinos by helping them land their ideal job, is holding the biggest job fair of the year. On May 01, 2015 marks the 8th Annual Job Fair which takes place in SM malls nationwide. Coming from a huge success last year in which 2, 718 companies joined and 415, 671 jobs were offered, this year’s Job Fair is expected to be as successful.

May 01, 2015 – NEXT month, piña gowns with artworks of Filipinos with autism will go international as they will be part of several fashion shows in the United States and Europe.

John Lewis is one of the top 10 retailers in Great Britain and known for its “Never Knowingly Undersold” commitment. It is this unique promise to its customers that the price of any item it sell will always be as low as the lowest price in the neighborhood and have been its slogan for 75 years. In photo is the John Lewis store in Heathrow Terminal 2.

MANILA, Philippines – Real estate conglomerate SM Prime Holdings’ net income soared 176 percent to P12.6 billion in the first three months of 2015.

(Bloomberg) — Excluding one-time gain, net income grew 14% to 5.2b pesos, Philippine builder says in stock exchange filing.