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.
24 Sep
2007
SM Prime Offers To Pay For New Train Station Near Its Mall
SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SMPH.PH) Friday said it has offered to finance the construction of a light rail transit station near one of its biggest malls in the capital Manila.
24 Sep
2007
Philippines’ SM Prime in talks to invest in elevated railway project
SM Prime Holdings Inc, the Philippines’ largest operator of shopping malls, said Friday it was in negotiations with the government for a possible investment in an elevated railway project in the Philippine capital.
24 Sep
2007
SM Prime Holdings confirms funding for LRT 1 extension
SM Prime Holdings Inc. on Friday confirmed a Manila Times report that the mall developer is in talks with the government to finance an additional station of a rail system from Caloocan City to North Avenue in Quezon City.
20 Sep
2007
PM invites SM Group to put up malls in Tonga
Tongan Prime Minister Feleti Vaka’uta Sevele invited Philippine businessmen to invest in his country, citing shopping malls in particular, officials said Wednesday. The Tongan minister made the invitation during a
20 Sep
2007
SM Prime offers to fund station of LRT North
SY family-owned SM Prime Holdings Inc. has offered to finance the construction of an additional station worth hundred millions of pesos for the Light Rail Transit Line 1 North Extension project, an official of the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) told The Manila Times.
20 Sep
2007
Director’s Club at Mall of Asia
The newly launched Director’s Club at SM Mall of Asia is designed for private screening for family, friends and business colleagues.
17 Sep
2007
Watson’s sees P10B sales
Watsons Personal Care Stores (Philippines) Inc. is confident it can hit its sales target of P10 billion this year, making it the fourth-highest grosser in 13 countries, next only to China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
17 Sep
2007
Mall owners must be held liable for sale of fake items
Owners of malls and stores who sell or tolerate the sale of contraband and counterfeit products in their establishments must be penalized, according to Rep. Jose Solis of Sorsogon.
17 Sep
2007
From the Stands
Environment savers. These are what the two consumer goods giants are. These are SM Supermarket and Unilever Philippines, which give the GreenBag carry-ons free to all SM Supermarket shoppers with a minimum purchase of P500 worth of Yellow Tag Items, including at least one Unilever product.
12 Sep
2007
SM City Marilao: Handicapped friendly
Since SM City Marilao held its “1st Non-Handicapping Environment Training for its employees almost a year ago, the mall has been very busy improving its services to its customers.