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.
30 Jul
2021
A healthy farm-to-table lifestyle at Tagaytay Highlands
And if we are fortunate to have sizeable green spaces around our homes, growing our own produce to share or to sell totally means self-sufficiency in food for the long haul—no matter what happens outside.
19 Jul
2021
Galing Pook Foundation, SM Prime sign MoA in support of Galing Pook Awards
SM Prime Holdings recently entered a five-year partnership with the Galing Pook Foundation (GPF) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Local Government Academy (LGA) in support of the annual Galing Pook Awards, which recognizes local government units for their exemplary governance, innovation, sustainability, and resilience initiatives.
14 Jul
2021
All SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) Properties Get Safety Seal Certification
All properties under SM Hotels and Conventions Corp (SMHCC) portfolio have recently obtained the Department of Tourism Safety Seal given to accommodation establishments who faithfully comply with the Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) set by the government and integrate StaySafe.ph with their contact tracing.
09 Jul
2021
Hamilo Coast Breaks Ground for Sola at Pico De Loro Cove
Costa Del Hamilo Incorporated (CDHI), developer of SM Prime’s premium beach resort communities, held its groundbreaking event last July 5, 2021 for Sola at Pico De Loro Cove – its first horizontal real estate project in the luxury seaside sanctuary of Hamilo Coast in Nasugbu, Batangas.
08 Jul
2021
Fifth Park Inn by Radisson Hotel in the Philippines Opens in Bacolod City
SM Hotels and Conventions Corp (SMHCC) announces the opening of Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod on 8 July 2021. This is the fifth Park Inn by Radisson hotel in SMHCC’s portfolio and is the second hotel under its licensing agreement with Radisson Hotel Group (RHG).
30 Jun
2021
Sola at Pico De Loro Cove brings everything you love together
Many of us have spent our lives hurrying to and fro. Quality time feels like a blur. But when a pandemic marooned everyone at home—where jobs and classes are reduced to online interactions—it dawned on people how important the welfare of the family is and how essential residences and their location are. Cramped apartments, claustrophobic condos or houses in subdivisions which are becoming denser and denser could be taxing in what we call the new abnormal. Alternatives to these were few and far between.
26 Apr
2020
Tagaytay Highlands remains a safe haven amid virus pandemic
MANILA, Philippines — Tagaytay Highlands, a leisure development of the SM Group of Companies, remains a safe haven with its relaxed and tranquil setting as quarantine protocols are put in
26 Apr
2020
Tagaytay Highlands is safe haven amid crisis
Tagaytay Highlands remains a safe haven with its relaxed and tranquil setting as quarantine protocols are put in place to ensure health and safety in this exclusive mountain resort. Read
24 Apr
2020
Safe haven in the mountains
An exclusive leisure destination in Tagaytay had quite a challenging start to the year. The Taal Volcano eruption forced it to close. It reopened weeks later. Then came coronavirus, which
13 Apr
2020
Sy-Coson: Govt should look into gradual increase of employment
BIG business is backing the government’s move to extend to April 30 the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to fight the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), but an industry leader said the government
13 Apr
2020
Filipino billionaires and their COVID-19 response
The story of the banana and the hard-boiled egg in the time of the new coronavirus pandemic could morph into a thousand and one imaginings. Read more: https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/04/13/2006839/filipino-billionaires-and-their-covid-19-response
12 Apr
2020
Tessie Sy urges gradual resumption of businesses post-quarantine
Businesses should be allowed to gradually resume at 50% capacity once the lockdown lapses to boost employment opportunities which have been at a standstill due to the coronavirus, business tycoon
12 Apr
2020
SM Group backs gradual reopening of businesses
The SM Group called for the gradual reopening of businesses once the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine period ends on April 30. Read more: https://www.manilastandard.net/index.php/business/corporate/321410/sm-group-backs-gradual-reopening-of-businesses.html
12 Apr
2020
SM Group backs gradual reopening of businesses
The SM Group called for the gradual reopening of businesses once the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine period ends on April 30. Read more: https://www.manilastandard.net/index.php/business/corporate/321410/sm-group-backs-gradual-reopening-of-businesses.html
12 Apr
2020
Coronavirus: Tycoon urges reopening of Philippines economy as temporary closures hit 1 million jobs
MANILA (BLOOMBERG) – The Philippines should gradually reopen the economy and allow businesses to operate at 50 per cent capacity to save jobs, according to Ms Teresita Sy-Coson, who helps
12 Apr
2020
SM Foundation delivers COVID-19 test kits, supplies to more hospitals
MANILA, Philippines — To boost the country’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak, SM Foundation donated test kits to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa City. Read more:https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/04/12/2006638/sm-foundation-delivers-covid-19-test-kits-supplies-more-hospitals