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.
29 Apr
2010
Mall operator to raise $500M from REIT foray in second half
SM Prime Holdings Corp., the Philippines’ biggest mall developer, plans to raise as much as $500 million from an offer of real estate investment trust (REIT) sometime in the second
29 Apr
2010
SMPH to offer $500M in investment trusts
TYCOON HENRY SY’S SM PRIME Holdings Inc., developer and operator of the country’s largest shopping mall chain, plans to offer as much as $500 million worth of real estate investment
29 Apr
2010
SM Prime profit up 10% in Q1, 2010 capex at P12B
Mall developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. posted gains from new malls and expansions in the first quarter, and expressed confidence yesterday growth will continue to come from expansion and building
29 Apr
2010
SM Prime profit climbs in first quarter
THE Philippines’ largest shopping mall developer and operator on Tuesday said its first quarter net income grew as it built more malls and raised rents in existing ones. In a
29 Apr
2010
Strong banking, retail arms buoy SM holding firm’s profit
THE SM mall and banking group will open a new mall in Tarlac City today. The four-level SM City Tarlac on MacArthur Highway has floor space of 103,000 square meters
24 Apr
2010
Sony Ericsson, Ericsson, SM Supermalls present mobile education van to UNICEF
MANILA, Philippines – Multimedia communications giant Sony Ericsson, sister company Ericsson Telecommunications Inc. Philippines, and SM Supermalls jointly presented last week a mobile education van to the United Nations Children’s
23 Apr
2010
A ‘green’ way to shop at SM Supermarkets
MANILA, Philippines – Everyone is starting to go green, and SM Supermarket is taking its environment-friendly efforts a notch higher as it relaunches its recyclable grocery bags. First introduced to
22 Apr
2010
SM Malls support Earth Hour 2010
Hans Sy, President of SM Prime Holdings Inc. and Annie Garcia, president of SM Supermalls headed the Earth Hour 2010 celebration recently at the SM Mall of Asia. SM Supermalls
21 Apr
2010
UNICEF gets mobile IT van for street kids program
MANILA, Philippines – Eight-year-old Christian seems like an ordinary child who should be in school like many children of his age. But the boy only finished Grade 1, and spends
21 Apr
2010
Telecom firms, SM team up to school .25M street kids
A team up among Sony Ericsson, Ericsson Telecommunications Inc. Philippines and SM Supermalls seeks to provide mobile education among street children, with the companies initially contributing a mobile educational van