SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s largest mall operator, said Thursday it raised P6.55 billion in its first equity placement since it went public in July 1994.

THE Philippines’ largest retailer said it has raised fresh money through the sale of new shares, putting off a plan to augment capital through a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) offering amid the government’s delay in implementing the law.

SM CITY Calamba, the 39th mall operated by SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the country’s largest mall developer, will open its doors Friday.

HONG KONG Oct 13 (Reuters) – SM Prime Holdings Inc (SMPH.PS), the Philippines’ biggest mall developer and operator, is selling shares worth about $150 million, according to a term sheet obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.

CHINA’S growing middle class has proven to be a gold mine for listed mall operator SM Prime Holdings, Inc. as it now taps into the Chinese consumer’s upper-middle market, moving up the value chain of the Chinese retail market.

THIS October, SM Supermall’s Yes Tourism! Committee aims the spotlight on Philippine cuisine, one of the many facets of our rich heritage which shows both the uniqueness and richness of our culture through ‘Kitchen Recipes from the Heart.’

SM celebrates the rich heritage of Filipino Cuisine in Kitchen Recipes from the Heart, a project of the SM Supermalls Yes Tourism! Committee.

THE SM Skills and Livelihood Training Center will soon rise at Sitio Pingkian, Looc, Nasugbu, Batangas, and serve as venue of skills and livelihood training programs.

ROSALES, Pangasinan, Philippines—When SM Prime Holdings president Hans Sy went around SM City Rosales after flood water receded here in October last year, he was amazed by the massive damage, says Danny Chavez, SM assistant vice president for operations.

JINJIANG—It’s hard to imagine that this quaint city in the southeastern Fujian, the province in mainland China where most Chinoys descended from, was once mired in scathing poverty that drove many of its people overseas.