As the pandemic continues to take its toll on food supply, an increasingly popular trend nowadays among self-sufficient as well as enterprising Filipinos is growing their own food, which has become as essential as it is doable. At The Grove at Plantation Hills, one of the residential developments in Tagaytay Highlands, vegetable gardening has become a way of life for its homeowners.

Developed by the consortium of SM Prime Holdings, Ayala Land Inc. and Cebu Holdings Inc., 26-hectare property South Coast City in South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City broke ground in 2020.

Ayala Land Inc., (ALI) has launched its 2.7-hectare integrated development dubbed as the District Square at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City.

Despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic, real estate still remains a safe and viable investment option.

With solutions to the global health situation remaining fluid, staying vigilant to continue adhering to health protocols to keep safe is a must. With one’s primary home as the safest place to be, lessons in self-sufficiency abound and continue to ensure the health of the family.

It’s an undeniable fact that most of us learned to appreciate our four-legged pals more during months of lockdown. They’ve been the ultimate source of happiness of many and are able to spark joy in every home.

THE last time I went to a social gathering with more than 100 people was in December 2019, having gone all the way to Bulacan just to watch the “greatest rock band of all time,” U2, in concert for the first time in Manila. I was standing the entire night, while dancing and singing (okay, screeching mostly) along with my friend, as Bono belted out the Irish group’s most popular hits.

The Embassy of the Czech Republic screened the recent Czech blockbuster, Women on the Run, in an exciting new way at the SM Cinema Drive-In at the Mall of Asia.

March is a month where women are celebrated and are given due appreciation for their multi-faceted lives. SM City Iloilo joins the rest of the SM Supermalls in giving honor to the amazing women who perform different roles.

When the Philippine government ordered the shutdown of malls except for essential services and asked workers to stay home in March 2020, SM Supermalls president Steven T. Tan new he had a problem. The easy solution was to do nothing, but for Tan there were opportunities in this crisis. Perhaps nowhere else in Asia are shopping malls as important to the people as the Philippines, and with SM’s Mall of Asia being the largest, they are certainly super scaled.