27 Nov
2025
SM Prime Invests P3.6 Billion for SMX Seaside Cebu to Boost MICE Growth in the Visayas
Pasay City, Philippines [November 27, 2025] – SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), is set to open the SMX Convention
25 Nov
2025
Costa Del Hamilo invests P3B to build eco-resort community in Batangas
Pasay City, Philippines [November 25, 2025] – SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), through its leisure resort residences developer Costa Del Hamilo Inc., is investing P3 billion in M Village,
24 Nov
2025
SM Hotels’ Taal Vista Hotel to Unveil Renovated Lake Wing Rooms in 2026
A timeless masterpiece, reimagined. The year 2026 marks an exciting new chapter for SM Hotels & Conventions Corporation’s (SMHCC) flagship property in Tagaytay, Taal Vista Hotel, as it unveils the
21 Nov
2025
SM Prime: Shaping a Decarbonized Future for Malls
With the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) taking place in Belem, Brazil, this November, the momentum to focus on lasting solutions for the planet’s climate crises comes at its
19 Nov
2025
Celebrating Excellence: SM Prime Recognized at Best Employers 2026 Awards
SM Prime received its recognition at the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Best Employers 2026 Awards last November 17, where we were named one of the country’s top employers in the real
18 Nov
2025
SM Prime nears completion of P2.3 Billion SM Iloilo Redevelopment
Pasay City, Philippines [November 18, 2025] – SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) is on track to complete the P2.3 billion redevelopment of SM City Iloilo by the first quarter
17 Nov
2025
All SM Malls Unite for Cebu: A Nationwide Call to Hope and Empowerment
In the aftermath of Typhoon Tino, SM Supermalls, through SM Foundation and SM Cares, has launched a nationwide campaign titled “All SM Malls Unite for Cebu,” mobilizing support and solidarity
14 Nov
2025
SM Prime: Living in Tomorrow’s Water-Resilient Future
Manila, Philippines — At SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), water stewardship has come a long way since its early initiatives. As part of its environmental sustainability strategy, the programmatic
13 Nov
2025
SM Prime and Iloilo City Partner to Revitalize Public Markets as Cultural Landmarks
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), in partnership with the Iloilo City Government, marked the opening of the newly redeveloped Iloilo Central Market and Terminal Market, two of the city’s
10 Nov
2025
SM Prime Nine-Month Net Income Rises 10% to P37.2 Billion
Pasay City, Philippines [November 10, 2025] – SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) reported an 8 percent year-on-year increase in third-quarter net income to P12.8 billion fromP11.8 billion, lifting nine-month
08 Aug
2008
SM City Rosales to open in November
There will be a lot of shopping excitement in the Northern Luzon region when a new SM supermall, SM City Rosales, opens in November. Located along MacArthur Highway in barangay
07 Aug
2008
Duty Free sets up shop in SM City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Eyeing more growth opportunities in Cebu, Duty Free Philippines (DFP) will open its second largest outlet at the SM City Cebu Northwing on Tuesday. The DFP,
31 Jul
2008
SM plans to build 2 more Cebu malls
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPHI), one of the country’s giant mall developers, is now aggressively eyeing for ideal locations to build two additional SM supermalls in Cebu. “We are constantly
20 Jul
2008
How Filipinos developed fire on ice
There was a lot of excitement when SM Megamall opened in 1991. At 330,000 square meters, it was not only huge like its name implied. It also had many innovations
16 Jul
2008
SM malls accept SSS payment
The Social Security System (SSS) has opened payment facilities in 26 malls nationwide to allow its self-employed and voluntary members to pay contributions and loans at SM Business Centers. SSS
16 Jul
2008
26 SM malls to accept SSS payments
THE Social Security System (SSS) has opened payment facilities in 26 SM malls nationwide to allow its self-employed and voluntary members to pay contributions and loans at SM Business Centers,
14 Jul
2008
SM Prime eyes 3rd QC mall
SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s largest shopping mall operator and developer, will build a P1.5-billion shopping mall in Novaliches, Quezon City after acquiring a huge property from the Girl
11 Jul
2008
A can of worms to be opened
Last week, Standard Today published a letter from one Lai-Lani Barcenas, legal counsel for the Motion Picture Anti-Film Piracy council regarding my item last June 26 about the prevalence of
06 Jul
2008
A bookworm in SM
Back in the ’60s, when we were in high school and beginning to cultivate what would become our best and worst traits (some of them quite interchangeable), my buddies and
30 Jun
2008
SM Prime may downsize some mall projects
Shopping mall giant SM Prime Holdings Inc. may downsize some of its mall projects as consumers hold back on spending amid tough economic conditions, marked by soaring prices of oil,