01 Mar
2022
Serenity and scenery: Summer in Tagaytay Highlands
After cocooning indoors for nearly two summers, people are raring to break free and head for the great outdoors—to a mountain aerie that spells a summer-in-the-mountains experience: multiple contrasting nature
21 Feb
2022
SM Prime’s Net Income Reported PHP21.8 Billion in 2021
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, reported a PHP6.2 billion consolidated net income in the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company’s consolidated revenues registered PHP25.5 billion, which is 20% higher from PHP21.2 billion in the same period being reviewed. Likewise, consolidated operating income increased by 67% to PHP10.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 from PHP6.5 billion in 2020.
07 Feb
2022
Horizon Terraces Garden Villas: In-Demand Flexible Homes with Picturesque Views
Lush naturescapes have often been taken for granted for their sheer accessibility. That is, until a pandemic kept most Filipinos cloistered at home for two years and are now yearning to reconnect with nature. With studies showing that appreciating beautiful nature views promotes better mental health and a more positive outlook in life, property seekers are manifesting a growing preference for flexible homes with their own garden or ample backyard space.
04 Jan
2022
Tagaytay Highlands’ 2022 Outlook Bullish, Buoyed by DHSUD Award
Tagaytay Highlands ushers in the New Year with a special recognition from the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) hailing its developer Highlands Prime, Inc. (HPI), a subsidiary of SM Prime Holdings, as one of CALABARZON’s 2021 Outstanding Developers for Open Market Projects.
20 Dec
2021
SMX Convention Center Named Best Convention Center in The Philippines
SMX Convention Center Manila was recently named by World M.I.C.E Awards as the Best Convention Center in the Philippines for 2021. World M.I.C.E. Awards is an annual citation to honor the outstanding leaders in the M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) industry.
09 Dec
2021
Finding refuge amidst nature in Hamilo Coast
With the onset of COVID-19, Filipinos and the rest of the world have had to deal with an unprecedented upheaval in their lives: lockdown. Being confined in one’s home for an uncertain duration, with limited movement and access, required drastic adjustment, with some people inevitably experiencing higher levels of anxiety.
01 Dec
2021
Horizon Terraces Garden Suites: Come Home for Christmas Amid Nature Views
Dreaming of a green Christmas with the grandeur of nature in full view? You probably are if a nasty virus had you cloistered in a high-density condo or residential district in the congested metro for nearly two years. Now, all you want for Christmas is a place of your own surrounded by plentiful open green spaces that meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) standards for adequate exposure to nature and opportunities for outdoor activities.
27 Nov
2021
A Season of Joy and Hope at Pico de Loro Cove
27 November 2021, Nasugbu, Batangas City Philippines– Pico de Loro Cove welcomes the holiday season with a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony led by SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. President Ms.
24 Nov
2021
SM City Grand Central: SM Prime’s Newest Mall Destination in Metro Manila
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, is scheduled to open SM City Grand Central on November 26th, Friday. This latest development will add more than 116,000 sqm of gross floor area (GFA) in the Company’s mall portfolio providing six levels of retail spaces meant for a whole new level of shopping, dining, entertainment and recreational experiences in the City of Caloocan.
24 Nov
2021
Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod Welcomed the Holiday Season with its Newly-Opened Art Gallery and Tree Lighting Ceremony
Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod, the new and vibrant upper midscale hotel in the City of Smiles, formalized its opening through a festive welcome of the holiday season.
10 Nov
2009
SMPH’s net income up 8%
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), the country’s biggest shopping mall developer and operator, posted a consolidated net income of P5.1 billion ($108 million), up 8 percent on year, in the first nine months of the year.
10 Nov
2009
Rental income boosts SM Group earnings
THE listed mall developer and operator of the SM Group said on Monday its consolidated income grew in the third quarter due to an increase in rental income as the firm continues to open new shopping centers.
09 Nov
2009
Cebu City Hall accepts SM’s offer for P2.7-B SRP lot buy
CEBU CITY, Nov. 6 – The Cebu City Government has accepted ‘in principle” the offer of SM prime Holdings Inc. to buy a 30-hectare portion of the South Road Properties (SRP) for P2.7 billion, and will ask the company to pay the P270-million bid bond.
09 Nov
2009
‘Closing-the-Loop’ project to operate in February
The Light Rail Transit Authority’s Monumento-Baclaran system (Line 1) would start its commercial operation up to North Avenue in Quezon City on February next year, LRTA Administrator Melquiades Robles said Sunday.
06 Nov
2009
Luxe spaces at everyman’s mall
It’s a mall within a mall and nothing quite like the “mothership” that houses it.
05 Nov
2009
‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It’ grosses P33.2 M in 6 days, opens at No. 1 in Phils.
The King of Pop moonwalked to the top of Philippine box-office as the music documentary “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” opened at No. 1 nationwide, with a six-day gross of an electrifying P33.25 million for the Oct. 28-Nov. 2 frame. This according to Victor R. Cabrera, managing director of the film’s local distributor, Columbia Pictures.
30 Oct
2009
Mega Atrium is new lifestyle area
SM Megamall has grown so much more with the addition of the Mega Atrium, an exciting new lifestyle area in the Ortigas Center.
30 Oct
2009
SM wins Retail Asia’s ‘Best of the Best’ Award
MANILA, Philippines – The SM Retail Group received the Best of the Best Award during the 2009 Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 Awards held recently at the COEX Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul, Korea, highlighting its leadership not only in the Philippines, but also in the Asia-Pacific region.
30 Oct
2009
Best of the Best
SM Department Store executive vice president Jorge Mendiola receives the Best of the Best Award from George Svinos, Asia-Pacific regional head of KPMG Australia, during the recent Retail Asia Top 500 awarding ceremonies at the COEX Intercontinental Hotel in Seoul, Korea.
29 Oct
2009
Mega Atrium
SM Megamall has grown so much more with the addition of the Mega Atrium, an exciting new lifestyle area in the Ortigas Center.