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Skating rink-on-wheels hones ice stardom dreams in tropical Philippines

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 07:13 AM

A few steps from a shopping mall food court that serves fried chicken and steaks on hot plates, 16-year-old Sofia Isabel Guidote honed her dreams of competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics.  Read more »

SM to build IKEA's first store in Philippines: report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 09:15 PM

MANILA - The Philippines' largest shopping mall operator, SM Prime Holdings, will build the first store of Swedish furniture company IKEA in the Philippines, Bloomberg reported Friday. Read more »

CityMalls to host more Savemore supermarkets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 01:52 PM

DoubleDragon Properties Corp said Friday its shopping mall unit signed lease contracts worth P4.97 billion to host additional SM-branded supermarkets. Read more »

Visa, SM launch 'contactless' payment system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 07:59 PM

Global payment company Visa on Thursday announced its partnership with SM Retail Inc, the country's largest mall operator, to offer contactless payments in all its establishments and affiliates nationwide.  Read more »

OPINION: Guess who now fights for Big Business in the Senate

Jose Galang — Your Business
Updated as of Apr 02 04:58 PM

By his own declaration, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri says Big Business now has a representative in the Senate — himself. Read more »

Malls announce operating schedules for Holy Week 2018

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 12:28 AM

Malls in the metro have announced operating schedules for Holy Week 2018.  Read more »

Pyro musical brightens sky

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 02:23 AM

Spectators watch as the Philippine team showcases its fireworks display as part of the Philippine International Pyro Musical Competition at the SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City on Saturday.  Read more »

Selfie with 'Stan Lee'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 02:18 AM

A comics enthusiast takes a photo with a figure of “Spiderman” comic book creator Stan Lee at the ComicCon Asia at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on Saturday. Stan Lee cancelled his attendance to the convention due to health reasons. The convention runs from March 24 to 25.  Read more »

Fil-Am Clark, Team Hustle get the better of Green's Team Heart

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 06:11 PM

Headlined by Filipino-American Kihei Clark and full-blooded Filipino Kai Sotto, Team Cherifer Hustle outlasted Team Cherifer Heart, 99-91, in the annual 2018 Darlington SM NBTC All-Star Game on Friday at the MOA Arena. Read more »

Xiaomi back in Philippines with phone under P5,000

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 09:01 AM

Xiaomi, the world's fourth largest smartphone vendor, is back in the Philippines after a two-year absence, launching on Tuesday twin handsets that challenge its fellow Chinese competitors in terms of price. Read more »

New eats: Bangkok favorite Nara opens in PH

Jeeves de Veyra
Updated as of Mar 07 08:30 AM

Nara is on the restaurant row on the third floor of SM Megamall's Mega Fashion Hall. Its interiors are bathed in silver and purple, while the level of artistry given to presentation makes the food taste as good as it looks. Read more »

SM, Robinsons, Rustan's bosses among PH 'retail icons'

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 09:16 AM

Twelve icons of retail, whose empires defined how Filipinos shop for everything from headache medicine to engagement rings, were honored by an industry group late Tuesday.  Read more »

Michael Martinez has yet to decide on figure skating future

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 03:43 PM

Filipino figure skater Michael Christian Martinez intends to take some time to rest before making the next step in his sports career. Read more »

SM to open new mall in Imus, Cavite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 07:51 PM

The new 13,000-sqm mall called SM Center Imus will feature the company's well-known brands including SM Supermarket, SM Appliance Center, ACE Hardware, Miniso, Watsons and BDO. Read more »

Buffet restaurant sa Pasay, nasunog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 12:48 PM

Ayon kay FO1 Frederico Enero ng Pasay City Central Fire Station, pasado alas-11 ng umaga nang pumalo sa unang alarma ang sunog. Read more »

Good cop runs after Philippines' tycoons to keep internet affordable

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 11:37 AM

An economist and academic at the helm of the Philippines' anti-trust watchdog runs after the country's tycoons with the same vigor as his marathon runner alter-ego, all in the name of consumers' welfare. Read more »

SM backs out of Goldilocks acquisition, anti-trust body says

Cathy Yang and Warren de Guzman ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 01:14 PM

SM Retail Inc has backed out of its planned acquisition of Goldilocks Bakeshop, the head of the country's anti-trust watchdog that reviewed the deal said Thursday. Read more »

New 'Mazinger Z' movie to be shown in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 01:45 AM

Japanese mecha fans got a huge dose of nostalgia when 'Mazinger Z: Infinity,' the new anime movie that sees the titular super robot back in action, opened in cinemas earlier this month.  Read more »

How Henry Sy heir's cement venture is helping preserve the environment

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 10:52 AM

Big Boss Cement Inc, chaired by one of the sons of billionaire Henry Sy Sr, hopes to cash in on the construction boom while helping preserve the environment, a company official said Friday. Read more »

SM acquisition of Goldilocks gets OK from competition watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 12:39 AM

(UPDATED) The country's competition watchdog said Tuesday it approved SM Retail Inc's acquisition of Goldilocks Bakeshop Inc after both parties addressed potential concerns. Read more »