27 Jun

2025

SMHCC Expands MICE Footprint with P5.3 Billion investment starting with SMX Cebu and SMXCITE

Pasay City, Philippines [June 26, 2025] – SM Hotels and Convention Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc., is ramping up its MICE footprint with a P5.3

26 Jun

2025

Community at Work: SM Cares Joins Brigada Eskwela 2025

In support of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) annual Brigada Eskwela initiative, SM Supermalls mobilized thousands of volunteers across its malls nationwide from June 9 to 13, 2025, to help

23 Jun

2025

SM Prime’s year one toward a waste-free future

According to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Philippines generates over 60,000 metric tons of waste daily, a figure expected to rise with urban growth and economic

18 Jun

2025

Skate Manila returns to SM Mall of Asia

Skate Manila is back at SM Mall of Asia (MOA)’s Ice Skating Rink, highlighting young figure skating talent from the Philippines and abroad from June 8 to 10. The event

18 Jun

2025

SM Mall of Asia Complex Records 34M Foot Traffic in Q1

Pasay City, Philippines [June 18, 2025] – SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), one of Southeast Asia’s largest integrated property developers, reported a 15 percent increase in first-quarter foot traffic

11 Jun

2025

Philippine women’s ice hockey team wins gold at the 2025 IIHF Women’s Asia Cup

History made! The Philippine Women’s National Ice Hockey Team clinches gold at the 2025 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women’s Asia Cup held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after

11 Jun

2025

“Learn to Bowl with Bong Coo” crowns champions at SM Game Park MOA

What a month it has been! The “Learn to Bowl with Bong Coo” grassroots program recently culminated in a thrilling tournament at SM Game Park Mall of Asia (MOA) on

11 Jun

2025

A Hub for Community Connections: Book Nook Blooms in May

At Book Nook, every month continues a story of learning, connection, and creativity—and May’s chapter brought new ways for people to gather, imagine, and grow. From nature-inspired crafts to meaningful

10 Jun

2025

SM Hotels to Add Over 1,300 Rooms by 2029

Pasay City, Philippines [June 10, 2025] – SM Hotels and Convention Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), is accelerating its national expansion with seven

10 Jun

2025

 Waves of Change: Thousands Join SM Cares’ Coastal Cleanup

In celebration of World Oceans Day 2025 In celebration of World Oceans Day 2025, over 5,000 volunteers from all walks of life united on June 7 for a massive nationwide

20 Nov

2018

World’s biggest Ikea store to open in PH by 2020

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 20) — The world’s biggest store of Swedish home furnishing retailer Ikea will open in the Philippines by “late 2020.”

20 Nov

2018

Ikea anchors at MOA

Swedish furniture maker Ikea is putting in P7 billion worth of initial investments for its biggest store in the world, which will open in Metro Manila at the end of 2020.

20 Nov

2018

PH’s Biggest Retailer Is Building World’s Largest IKEA Store

Swedish furniture brand IKEA expects to open its first Philippine branch by the end of 2020, it announced last November 20 in a launch event.

20 Nov

2018

IKEA Philippines Will Be the World’s Largest, With Over 9,000 Items

As the IKEA Philippines website launches today, more details are being made known about the Scandi-style store’s setup in the country.

20 Nov

2018

IKEA will open in the Philippines 2020: What to expect

There will be meatballs and more come 2020 as Swedish-founded multinational furniture giant IKEA finally sets up shop in the Philippines.

20 Nov

2018

In photos: What to watch out for when IKEA opens its first store in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Global furniture retailer IKEA announced on Tuesday its plan to open its largest store in the world in the Philippines in 2020, with a promise to bring with it affordable home furnishings, Swedish meatballs and additional jobs for Filipinos.

20 Nov

2018

Everything you need to know about IKEA’s first PH store

MANILA, Philippines – It’s been rumored and talked about for years.

On Tuesday, November 20, the official announcement was finally made: IKEA is opening its first store in the Philippines in “late 2020.” While that’s a couple of years away, here’s what we know about the store:

20 Nov

2018

World’s biggest IKEA store to open in PH by ‘late 2020’

MANILA, Philippines – Furniture retail giant IKEA will be opening its biggest store yet at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Metro Manila by “late 2020.”

20 Nov

2018

Confirmed: There Will Be a Restaurant at IKEA Philippines

(SPOT.ph) We know, we know. We’ve been raving about the opening of IKEA in the Philippines for over two years now (see the first article we wrote after learning about it in 2016) and you probably feel like you’re getting hyped up for nothing. As the saying goes: Good things come to those who wait..and this holds true for the opening of the first IKEA store in the country.

20 Nov

2018

Best developers honored at Lamudi awards

ONLINE property marketplace Lamudi recognized the year’s best real estate developers and projects at The Outlook 2018 Philippine Buyers’ Choice Property Awards.

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