SM Supermalls administered its 1 millionth COVID -19 vaccine dose during its ceremonial event at the SM Mega Trade Hall in Mandaluyong, as the mall chain was the first single partner of the government to reach a million jabs. Pictured are SM Supermalls President Steven Tan, IATF testing czar Sec. Vince Dizon, MMDA Chairman Benjamin Abalos Jr., Mandaluyong Mayor Carmelita Abalos, and McDonald ‘s Philippines Managing Director Margot Torres, representing the Task Force T3 consortium.

Success is an iceberg; what people see is only on the surface,” says Time Magazine writer Alex Altman. Its pinnacle juts out of a vast ocean, yet beneath it, unseen, are things that make it rise gloriously to the top: hard work, sacrifices, discipline, perseverance, rejections, failure and risk. Crystals of small victories and tribulations slowly coalesce and gather momentum, forming an iceberg of success: solid, sturdy, hard-to-break. This success is every entrepreneur’s dream and SMDC is helping to achieve it.

For Chef Eugene Arador, the 100 folds of his toque does not represent the number of egg dishes he can prepare but the multiple roles he plays: a chef, a food consultant, an educator, entrepreneur, husband, father and a happy community member of SMDC Trees Residences.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently opened a Temporary Offsite Passport Service (TOPS) at three SM Malls – the SM Mall of Asia, SM City North EDSA, and SM Aura Premier – to address the shortage of available passport application schedules due to the pandemic.

THE RADISSON Hotel Group has opened a Park Inn by Radisson hotel in Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental province. The family-friendly Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod is located within the SM City Bacolod mall, providing guests with instant access to extensive retail, F&B outlets, entertainment facilities and the SMX Convention Center.

Two million worth of housing materials and construction supplies were donated by Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, through SM Foundation Incorporated to communities from Obando to San Miguel, Bulacan

TARLAC CITY, Tarlac – The local government unit (LGU) here awarded on Tuesday a safety seal certification to SM City Tarlac, the first mall in the locality to receive such award for its strict minimum public health standards (MPHS) against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in its stores and workplaces.

SM City Olongapo Central and SM City Olongapo Downtown received the Safety Seal certification from Olongapo City Mayor Rolen “Len J” Paulino on July 7, 2021, the first 2 establishments to receive the recognition in Olongapo City under the Covid-19 Inter Agency Task Force Safety Seal Certification program.

SM Development Corporation (SMDC), the leading real estate developer in the Philippines and the group behind some of the most successful projects along Roxas Boulevard – Breeze Residences and Coast Residences, recently ushered in the coming of SMDC’s Sands Residences, its latest addition to the thriving and dynamic city of Manila. To celebrate the launch of the luxurious waterfront development, SMDC together with ABS-CBN and The Filipino Channel hosted a digital concert, headlined by some of the country’s most powerful voices – Martin Nievera, Jed Madela, and Jona, together with rising performers Fana, and Jeremy G.

THE Private Sector Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (Arise)-Philippines recently held its annual general membership meeting via Zoom, and discussed its accomplishments to date, updates on the status of its current initiatives and immediate goals moving forward.