(May 30, 2013) MANILA, Philippines – For using its mall to quickly deploy much-needed help to villages ravaged by killer typhoon Sendong in December 2011, SM Supermalls has received the Albert Sussman International Community Support Award, the highest honor given by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Foundation.

Manila, Philippines — SM Prime Holdings President, Hans Sy, shared how Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction is Good for Business in his keynote speech at the recent Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

One of the Philippines’ biggest conglomerates SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) has finalized plans to merge its real estate businesses, consolidating the assets under SM Prime Holdings, the country’s leading shopping mall owner and operator.

01 June 2013– BILLIONAIRE Henry Sy will merge property units and assets under SM Prime Holdings Inc. this year that will create the country’s biggest developer with at least $14 billion in market capitalization.

THE SM Group on Friday proceeded with plans to consolidate real estate assets under a single unit, a move that is seen to establish the biggest real estate company in the Philippines in terms of market capitalization.

June 1, 2013 — The SM group of companies has finalized plans to consolidate its P279-billion real estate businesses under mall operator and developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. which will become

BIGGER TARGET. Sy-led SM Group wants to be a regional real estate powerhouse. Photo taken during the May 31 press briefing of SM Investments Corp with brothers Hans Sy (2nd from left) and Henry Jr. (3rd from left) by Lean Santos/Rappler

(June 1, 2013) MANILA, Philippines – Sy-led conglomerate SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) has finalized the merger of its real estate businesses, creating a $14-billion company – the most valuable property firm in the Philippines.