August 20, 2013, MANILA, Philippines – Veteran Melissa Bulanhagui and 11-year-old Sofia Isabel Guidote won bronze medals in the Asian Figure Skating Trophy held Aug. 8-11 in Bangkok.

August 18th, 2013 — For Henry Sy Sr., the richest man in the Philippines according to Forbes Magazine, education provides the best return on investment.

SM prepares to build a new mall in the Art Capital of the Philippines with the recent groundbreaking of SM Center Angono in Rizal.

MANILA, Philippines -A yearly general assembly of SM Foundation scholars is usually held at the start of each school year not only to welcome new scholars but also to promote camaraderie amongst the present scholars. This year however was not the usual general assembly for the scholars and some alumni at the Mall of Asia complex recently, as they had to get up early and don their running attire to join the opening activity — a three-kilometer fun run. For SM scholars Abby Malabag taking BS Electronics & Communications Engineering now in her 5th year and Ruemer Allan Santillan, a National University scholar taking BS Education, both will not forget their fun run experience which taught them the value of punctuality. “Maraming bagay ang maaring ma-miss kapag late,” they added.

There were many fateful things that happened along the way in Gilas’ long, hard road to a silver finish at the recent FIBA-Asia Championships. Things happen for a reason, it is said, and in Gilas’ case, it was like Somebody Up There had a hand in guiding the Philippine team back to the FIBA World Cup after a wait that started in 1978.

SM Foundation, together with SM City Cebu managers and employees and its affiliates, Philippine Navy and Cammita people’s organization, successfully held a tree planting activity last Aug. 7 in barangay Camp 4, Talisay City, Cebu.

MANILA, Philippines—The group of tycoon Henry Sy has executed the first step towards the consolidation of property units to create Southeast Asia’s largest property firm: completing a tender offer for residential development units SM Development Corp. and Highlands Prime Inc.

SM GROUP’S consolidation of its real estate assets has gained ground, according to separate disclosures yesterday.

MANILA – The SM Group has moved a step forward in its plan to consolidate its property assets under one company.

MANILA – Philippine share prices on Monday posted modest gains in light trading to keep the benchmark index above the 6,400-mark.