MANILA, Philippines — Jeremy Lin easily stole the spotlight as the Houston Rockets practiced on Tuesday for this week’s first NBA preseason game in the basketball-obsessed Philippines.

Filipino youth leaders, who are in a pursuit of progress and development through innovation, creativity and empowerment, participated in the 2013 Global Youth Summit (GYC) hosted by SM Supermalls.

DAVAO CITY — SM Prime Holdings, Inc. plans to bring its Science Discovery Center to its existing mall in Jinjiang, China next year, a company official said in a recent interview here.

The Laguna Lake Development Authority, the only lake basin regulator in the Philippines, recently recognized SM Supermalls for its active involvement and compliance in environmental protection and management.

BALIWAG CITY, Bulacan—SM City Baliwag will launch on Monday its own Automated Weather Station (AWS).

SM Supermalls, the country’s biggest mall chain, has launched a casual employment program for elderly citizens as part of their efforts to uplift the lives of the elderly in the community.

SM confirmed it is proposing a 300-hectare Manila Bay reclamation project.

SM Development Corp. (SMDC) is looking to book P2.2 billion in revenues from the third building of its four-tower condominium in Taguig City, an official said recently.