THE PROSPECTIVE joint venture between two units of SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) and “community shopping center” operator Waltermart Group of Companies that is expected to be sealed this semester is seen to further grow the latter’s branch network under current management, senior officials of the conglomerate said late last week.

LABOR Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz lauded on Saturday the Joint Manning Group OMG) and SM Supermalls for pooling their expertise and resources to establish the Center for Filipino Seafarers (CFS).

BAGUIO CITY is currently working hand-in-hand with SM City Baguio to re-green the city with a tree-planting activity every week until the last week of February 2013.

THE Autism Society of the Philippines (ASP), together with the SM Cares Program on Disability Affairs celebrates the 17th Autism Consciousness Week with Angels Walk for Autism themed ‘Autismo Alamin: Pagtanggap at Pag-unawa Palaganapin’ on Jan. 20, 2013 at the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia from 8am to 1pm.

SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the country’s largest mall developer and operator recently opened SM City Chongqing, its fifth mall in China. Located in Southwest China, it is the country’s fifth shopping mall in China after SM City Xiamen, SM City Jinjiang, SM City Chengdu, and SM City Suzhou.

MARILAO, Bulacan-SM Prime Holdings President Hans T. Sy is now a member of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Private Sector Advisory Group.

SM Global Pinoy and BDO Asenso Kabayan recently held a grand salo-salo celebration for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) called ‘Handog ng SM para sa OFWs.’ The event happened simultaneously in all 46 SM Supermalls nationwide. It also raised public awareness on the sacrifices of OFWs and their importance to their families and to the country as a whole.