02 Oct
2025
SM Green Movement Scales Simple Acts Into Systemic Change
Manila, Philippines — Through the SM Green Movement, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) is embedding sustainability across its malls, residences, offices, hotels, and leisure properties—scaling everyday habits into systemic
01 Oct
2025
PEZA and SM Offices Drive Regional Development Through New Santa Rosa IT Economic Zone
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and SM Offices, a business unit of SM Prime Holdings (SM Prime), have signed a Registration Agreement (RA) confirming the Presidential Proclamation of SM
29 Sep
2025
SM Hotels & Conventions Corporation’s (SMHCC) Park Inn Hotels: Gateway to the City of Gastronomy
SMHCC’s Park Inn by Radisson Iloilo, in a successful partnership with the Iloilo City MICE Center, recently hosted “Beyond the Plate: A Masterclass in Gastronomical Storytelling”. The full-day workshop, held
29 Sep
2025
RDC in Action: Sustainability Champions Help Build a Waste-Free Future
Manila, Philippines — Since its group-wide launch last year, the SM Waste-Free Future campaign has made everyday segregation simple and doable through its RDC model—Recyclable, Disposable, Compostable. SM Prime Holdings,
26 Sep
2025
MOA Complex Gets an EV Boost!
Electric vehicle owners can now charge at the Mall of Asia Annex (MAAX) and National University MOA buildings via newly-installed Boost+ charging stations by eTREEGO Thailand. Located on the second
24 Sep
2025
Over 48,800 Volunteers Collect 200 Metric Tons of Trash in Nationwide Coastal Cleanup
Over 48,800 volunteers from across the Philippines gathered simultaneously at 28 SM malls nationwide to mark the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) 2025, the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean health
24 Sep
2025
SMHCC Upcycles Over 10,000 Yards of Linens into Livelihood Through ‘Tela Tales’
SM Hotels and Convention Centers (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., (SM Prime) has upcycled more than 10,000 yards of used hotel linens under its sustainability initiative,
22 Sep
2025
SM Sensory Lab at SM Mall of Asia
Marking 40 years of meaningful milestones, SM Supermalls unveils the SM Sensory Lab at SM Mall of Asia, the country’s first sensory-friendly space for individuals on the spectrum. Developed in
22 Sep
2025
SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation’s (SMHCC) Flagship Hotel in Tagaytay City to Open Presidential Villa in 2026
The new address of luxury in Tagaytay is coming. SMHCC’s premier property in Tagaytay, Taal Vista Hotel, proudly announces the upcoming launch of its first-ever Presidential Villa, set to open
22 Sep
2025
SM GUUN: Establishing Ecosystems for Waste Transformation and Circularity
Developing markets for recovered materials is a crucial step in achieving a successful waste management system for a waste-free future. SM GUUN Environmental Company, Inc. (SM GUUN), a joint venture of
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24 May
2013
SM Foundation presents 225 scholar graduates to Sy family
SM Foundation recently presented to the Sy family 225 SM scholar graduates who finished their baccalaureate degrees at the dose of school year 2012-2013. Four summa cum laude graduates-Cederic Aeron R. Baybayon, Jennifer Z. Camenting and Dan Jeward Rubis graduates of the National University and Jessica Aliana S. Habunal from the Central Philippines University in Iloilo-lead this batch of scholar-graduates.
24 May
2013
European Brand Suitblanco opens its first store in Manila
24 May
2013
Kultura Filipino at SM Aura Premier
KULTURA Filipino’s recent opening of a new store at SM Aura Premier strengthened its niche as a distinctive showcase of Filipino creativity and innovation, and as a source of everything uniquely Filipino.
24 May
2013
Summa Cum Laude grad dedicates success to OFW dad
It was supposed to be just another ordinary day for 44-year-old Manuel Baybayon, Jr., an electronics technician In Jubail, Saudi Arabia. But it proved to be one of the happiest days of his life – perhaps, the proudest. On that day, Manuel received news that his son, Cederic, was graduating summa cum laude.
23 May
2013
Uniqlo to open first store in Central Luzon
MANILA, Philippines – Japanese retailer Uniqlo is set to open a store in SM City Pampanga on Friday. This will be Uniqlo’s first store in Central Luzon and its fourth in the Philippines.
23 May
2013
Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center renews partnership
23 May
2013
First NBA Cafe in Asia soon at SM Aura
MANILA, Philippines -The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Hoopla Inc. will open the first-ever NBA Café in Asia at SM Aura Mall in the Bonifacio Global City this September. The NBA Café will have an American bar and grill favorites and a selection of Asian-Filipino classics, giving it a local twist.
23 May
2013
SMX Convention opens in Taguig
23 May
2013
SM on Taguig mall row: We’re only a lessee
MANILA, Philippines – The Sy-led SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s largest mall developer and operator, is tossing the ongoing legal row over its recently opened SM Aura mall in Taguig City back to the government.
22 May
2013
SM Aura problem in perspective
THE ongoing verbal tussle between the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) and SM Prime Holdings Inc., owner of the SM malls, should not have happened at all were the dispute put in its proper perspective. For it appears that the SM Aura Premier, which is the mall brand’s entry into high fashion, is being caught in the crossfire between the BCDA, on one hand, and the Taguig City government, on the other.
