01 Oct
2021
SM Prime Targets to Minimize Operations’ Carbon Footprint Through Enhanced Sustainability Program
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, sets a new milestone in its sustainability program as the Company commits to expand its energy source portfolio gearing towards clean energy across all of its business segments over the medium term.
01 Oct
2021
Hamilo Coast Safeguards Its Marine Biodiversity
In line with its core emphasis on sustainable tourism and environmentally conscious living, Costa Del Hamilo, Inc. (CDHI), a leader in the leisure resort industry and the movers behind Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas, recently completed a Marine Protected Area (MPA) assessment. The sites targeted were three of 12 coves in the property, established as MPAs for CDHI’s Sustainable Development Project, implemented from 2017 to 2019.
01 Oct
2021
Green-thumbing: the art of self-care at The Grove at Plantation Hills
As we try to find more ways to cope with a massively disruptive health crisis, taking charge of our emotional and mental well-being becomes more crucial than ever. This may mean having to stay grounded for the long haul, socially distanced from the company of friends. But studies show that people who spend more time communing with nature have a significantly more positive outlook on life and increased feelings of vitality and energy.
29 Sep
2021
SM Prime supports Manila Observatory’s clean energy, climate, and weather prediction system
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. has recently inked a partnership agreement with the Manila Observatory for the “High Definition Clean Energy, Climate, and Weather Forecasts for the Philippines” Project, a data-driven system that utilizes automated weather stations (AWS) and high-performance computer modeling to provide clean energy and weather forecasts up to five days in advance.
31 Aug
2021
Tagaytay Highlands’ immersive experience ramps up digitalization efforts
When the world was thrust into a health crisis early in 2020, it left people sheltered in place. Yet, even as most stick close to home, the property market continues to thrive. Amid quarantine restrictions, real estate, deemed one of the best-performing industries during the pandemic, has readily transitioned to the digital space.
18 Aug
2021
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) Tops-Off Lanson Place Mall of Asia
SMHCC topped-off yet another iconic property, Lanson Place Mall of Asia. Leading the ceremony were SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Executive Committee Chairman Hans T. Sy, SM Hotels and Conventions Corp President Elizabeth T. Sy, and SM Hotels and Conventions Corp Executive Vice President Peggy E. Angeles.
09 Aug
2021
#SMXREADY To Host Events
MX Convention Center (SMXCC), the leading convention center in the country, continues to uphold its commitment for its guests’ and colleagues’ safety and security with its #SMXsafespaces.
05 Aug
2021
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) Appoints General Manager for its New Park Inn by Radisson Property in Bacolod
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. announces the appointment of Mr. Sherwin Lucas as Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod’s General Manager.
02 Aug
2021
SM Prime Reports 12% Increase in 1H2021 Net Income
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property developers in Southeast Asia, reported PHP11.6 billion consolidated net income in the first six months of 2021, 12% higher from PHP10.4 billion in the first half of 2020. This is on the back of improvement in second quarter net income to PHP5.2 billion from PHP2.1 billion in the same period last year. First half consolidated revenues recorded at PHP41.1 billion, down 6% from PHP43.7 of 2020’s first half.
30 Jul
2021
Reveries are weatherproof at Tagaytay Highlands
The scorching hot summer has passed and in its wake come the rainy days and constant drizzling of the monsoon season. However, no matter the weather or the season, Tagaytay Highlands continues to indulge residents and their guests with its enjoyable indoor fun and outdoor vibe—rain or shine, weather or not.
29 Sep
2012
The iPLAY iLEARN HUB at the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center
As the country’s premiere technology based science center, the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center and Planetarium again takes on the role of making learn more fun and engaging through technology as it launches its iPlay, iLearn Hub at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay.
04 Sep
2012
SM Cinema, FDCP sign contract for digitization of cinemas
MANILA, Philippines – SM Cinema and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) recently signed a contract for the digitization of SM cinemas at MOA’s Premier Lounge and Resto.
03 Sep
2012
Cebuanos prepare for Calungsod canonization
CEBU CITY—She never asked for it, but 74-year-old Chari Gerinea was given money anyway by a friend so she could purchase a round-trip plane ticket to Rome in time for the Oct. 21 canonization of Pedro Calungsod.
03 Sep
2012
DFA to open new consular office in SM Davao Monday
September 2, 2012 — After inaugurating its new consular office at a major mall in Metro Manila last Friday, the Department of Foreign Affairs is opening another one in Davao City on Monday.
03 Sep
2012
DFA opens new consular office at SM Megamall
MANILA, Philippines—No more long, long queues for passport applicants. Here comes world class consular services at SM Malls.
03 Sep
2012
Passports now available at SM Megamall
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) inaugurated yesterday its first satellite consular office in Metro Manila at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City.
03 Sep
2012
New Child Haus waits for kids with cancer, thanks to Hans
After his graduation from kindergarten in Batangas, Clem Onal started getting nagging headaches. His parents brought him to a community hospital where he was diagnosed with urinary tract infection. Over time, his condition worsened until he suffered a stroke. A CT scan revealed a brain tumor. The doctor in the provincial hospital told him he had one month to live. That was in 2010.
30 Aug
2012
SM malls to have fully digitalized movie theaters by September
SM Cinema recently announced that the theaters in all the SM malls in the Philippines will be fully digitalized by September 14.
30 Aug
2012
SM Cinema theaters go 100% digital
MANILA, Philippines — In a move that marks a milestone in Philippine cinema, the movie theaters across the chain of shopping malls owned by SM Prime Holdings, Inc. will become fully digitilized this September.
29 Aug
2012
Market rises; Eton, SM Prime advance
Stocks rose Tuesday, after a long break, as investors bought property companies which announced new projects or land-banking activities to support future growth.