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by Jhaypee Guia on September 5, 2012 SM Megamall is a huge shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the largest SM Supermalls developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines owned by Henry Sy Sr. The mall has two buildings interconnected with a bridge. The mall occupies a land area of approximately 21 hectares and has a total floor area of an estimated 392,000 m2 (4,220,000 sq ft), making it the second largest shopping mall in the country surpassing SM Mall of Asia by 2,000 m2 (22,000 sq ft) The mall has a maximum capacity of 4 million people. It is as large as the Changi Airport Terminal 2 in Singapore. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on September 5, 2012 SM Supermalls, owned by SM Prime Holdings, Inc., is a chain of shopping malls in the Philippines. As of now, there are 43 malls located across the Philippines as well as branches in China. The company that operates the malls was started by Henry Sy, Sr. in 1958 as Shoemart, with a store in Manila. In the 1960s, Shoemart expands its shoe store chain. It is one of the pioneers in the new urban centers in Makati and Cubao. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on September 4, 2012 Loakan Airport is an airport serving the general area of Baguio City, located in the province of Benguet in the Philippines. The airport is classified as a Class 2 principal (minor domestic) airport by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on September 4, 2012 SM City Manila is the first SM Supermall in the city of Manila. It is located within the corners of Natividad Almeda-Lopez (formerly called Concepcion), A. Villegas (formerly called Arroceros) and San Marcelino Streets in Ermita, Manila just beside the Manila City Hall. The mall features major SM brands like the SM Department Store, SM Supermarket, SM Cinemas & SM Foodcourt. It has a land area of 25,000 m2 (270,000 sq ft) and a total GFA of 166,554 m2 (1,792,770 sq ft). » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on September 4, 2012 Robinsons Place Manila is a shopping mall located behind the Philippine General Hospital and the campus of the University of the Philippines Manila in the City of Manila. It was the second and by-far, the largest Robinsons Mall ever built by John Gokongwei. It began operations in 1995 and was opened in 1997. The mall features anchors like Robinsons Supermarket and Robinsons Department Store. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on September 4, 2012 Japanese cultural influence, like the Chinese, was prominent in the Davao city. It was also known as the Philippines' Little Japan. Before and even after World War II until now, there are many Japanese residing in the city, most of them with mixed Filipino blood and are now considered citizens of the Philippines. Most of these people live in Davao Japantown and Little Tokyo in Toril. They also have several business establishments in the city, most of which are also located in Chinatown. The city has the largest Japanese community in the country. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on September 4, 2012 Robinsons Galleria is a large shopping mall located at EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City, just near SM Megamall. It is Robinsons' flagship mall. The mall is owned by John Gokongwei, founder of JG Summit Holdings and Robinsons Land Corp. It was built in 1990 with a total gross floor area of approximately 216,000 m2 (2,330,000 sq ft). Currently, The entire mall is undergoing major renovations and redevelopment as the West Wing is halfway completed. » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on September 4, 2012 Robinsons Place Bacolod is a shopping mall located in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It opened in 1997 and features anchors like Robinsons Supermarket, Robinsons Department Store and Toys R Us. Local patrons fondly call the shopping mall, "Rob". » Read More
by Jhaypee Guia on September 4, 2012 SM City Bacolod is a supermall located along Rizal Street, Reclamation Area, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It has a total of land area of 161,096.60 square meters and a total floor area of 61,413 square meters. SM City Bacolod is the 29th supermall of SM Prime Holdings and the 3rd in the Visayas Region. It opened on March 1, 2007. SM City Bacolod is currently undergoing renovation and expansion that will be completed by 2013. » Read More
by Jane Dacumos on September 4, 2012 Don Gregorio Pelaéz Sports Complex is a group of sports facilities in Cagayan de Oro. This sports center was built in 1969 after hosting the first Palarong Pambansa outside Metro Manila in 1975. It is the oldest sports park in Northern Mindanao, and it first opened its doors to baseball and basketball in 1970. Also, the stadium was the largest in Mindanao since 1998 after its renovation. This sports facility has an area of 125,816 square meters. » Read More
