Greenbelt from Yahoo photos
http://static.flickr.com/15/69850798_b6ddb8a730.jpg

hmm. gagaling talaga mag-research ng mga forumers dito. :applause:

where did you get the MOA pic? it's niCE!

SM Investments Website. ;)

Ayala Center Makati
*Glorietta

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/glorietta.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/glorietta2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/glorietta3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/glorietta4.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/glorietta5.jpg

*Greenbelt
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt4.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt5.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt6.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt7.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt8.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/greenbelt9.jpg

Alabang Town Center

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/alabang1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/alabang2.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/alabang3.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/alabang4.jpg

Market! Market!

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041203.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/pbb8c66bd04ecd9357758fa97b4ad4d35/f50f6239.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p906ecf688db2ff1e0633b39d13b6e1e4/f50f4a62.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid158/p5df038048582a1ecfaf7d12d0d61cce4/f50f41bb.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041204.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041205.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041206.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041210.jpg

http://www.clickthecity.com/img2/cityshots/20041209.jpg

Ayala North Triangle Mall
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/Malls/northtriangle.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC06076.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Makati/DSC06078.jpg

oh Market market is owned by Ayala?

oh Market market is owned by Ayala?

Yes, 100% owned. ;)

Unfortunately, I do not have any resources for Robinsons Malls since the pics in their website www.robinsonsmalls.com are Flash animations so I can't copy them.

The only pics I have is Robinsons Place Manila (Ermita).

sana pakita nyo rin ung metropolis mall at ung starmall at saka harrison plaza mall

sana pakita nyo rin ung metropolis mall at ung starmall at saka harrison plaza mall

@Carljoseph: Please don't be so demanding :| We can't give you everything you want. We'll just wait for our dearest photographers to post their shots here or maybe anyone of us could look up for it in the net and post it here. :) I'll try to search it up but please be patient. :)

yes ok lang un.......sorry kung demanding ako. anyways ganda ng sm sta mesa ha?

yes ok lang un.......sorry kung demanding ako. anyways ganda ng sm sta mesa ha?

It's okay. I understand kac bago ka rito. I was also like that when I was new here because I am really very addicted to malls.

SM Sta Mesa? Ganda talaga dahil from plain gray ay naging romantic read. lol.

NASAAN NA UNG THREAD NG NALULUGING SHOPPING MALLS? DI BA MERON KAYONG GANONG MALL THREAD?

Yeah meron, try checking out the next pages of the Philippine Forums.

@carljoseph: Here it is!

IN BAGUIO CITY I PITY COOYEESAN PLAZA MALL. BUTI NA LANG ME HOTEL SILA PERO IT HAS A LARGER SPACE NA PUROS VACANT. ABANAO SQUARE MALL, PORTA VAGA AND CENTERMALL AND EVEN TIONGSAN ARE COPING UP WITH LOSSES DUE TO SM.

nakakatawa naman kayong dalawa. Magkapatid ba kayo?

sm megamall looks really good, i love the outside, does anyone have pics of the inside

oh and another thing is the podium connected to sm megamall? yay only a week till im there in asia cant wait

yay only a week till im there in asia cant wait

Thats nice spending the Christmas holidays? What part of the world are you from?

im from sydney, australia

nakakatawa naman kayong dalawa. Magkapatid ba kayo?

Inde naman... ;) Adik lang sa malls...

Doomsayers hear this: one of the country’s most successful businessmen is bullish on the Philippines’ economic prospects for 2006.

"I’m optimistic about the year 2006 for the Philippine economy, especially our tourism growth potentials," SM Group of Companies founder Henry Sy told The STAR after receiving the first-ever "Father of Philippine Retail Industry" award from President Arroyo and the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) last Dec. 5.

Forbes magazine has listed the 80-year-old Sy and Philippine Airlines (PAL) chairman Lucio Tan as among the world’s wealthiest men.

At the grand dinner tribute for the PRA awardees held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ortigas Center, Sy said he is looking forward to a better economy next year when he inaugurates his 500,000-square-meter Mall of Asia at the Manila Bay reclamation area as a major tourist destination in the country.

He pledged more investments from the SM Group and advised politicians to "work more, talk less." His daughter, Banco de Oro Universal Bank chairman Teresita "Tessie" Sy, added: "Our family is confident the new year will be better for the Philippine economy, notwithstanding the troubles in politics. We are very touched by this great honor for our father. I have worked for our dad for 35 years, and he is really hardworking, disciplined and a visionary. Let us have more positive thinking and just keep working hard."

The PRA has also chosen Sy’s SM City Baguio as the Shopping Center of the Year. The two finalists were the Ayala Center-Greenbelt and Ayala Center-Glorietta. The PRA dinner tribute in honor of the SM Group was attended by numerous tycoons, business leaders and other dignitaries, including the entire Sy family and even competitors in the mall and retail sectors.

Socorro Ramos, founder of the National Bookstore chain which was elevated to the Hall of Fame as Outstanding Filipino Retailer, said: "The SM malls of Henry Sy are located all over the Philippines and service all kinds of people very well. I wish the good Lord will bless Henry Sy with many more years so he can continue to do his mission of helping others."

Ben Chan, founder of Bench, which won as Global Retailer of the Year, said: "The Philippine retail industry would not be the same without Henry Sy."

Meanwhile, Tony Tan Caktiong, founder of the Jollibee fastfood chain, said: "Henry Sy is an inspiration. He always emphasized hard work."

A highlight of the PRA dinner tribute was a large-screen video presentation on the rags-to-riches saga of the legendary Sy.

Like many of Southeast Asia’s business pioneers, Sy was an immigrant from south China who exemplified traditional Confucian values of hard work, perseverance, discipline and frugality.

Sy was 12 years old when he migrated here from Ang-khue Village, Dieng-oh, municipality of Jinjiang county (now a city) of Fujian province. His Chinese name — "Sy Chi Sieng" — means "to attain ultimate success."

His father’s humble sari-sari store on Echague (now Carlos Palanca street) in Quiapo, Manila was looted during World War II, so his father returned to China. But the young Sy never gave up. Though he started studying English and entered grade one at the age of 12 at the Quiapo Anglo-Chinese School, he worked hard to catch up.

He was already in the buy and sell trade when he enrolled in a commerce course at the Far Eastern University (FEU), but he had to stop schooling after two years due to the pressures of running his businesses.

Up to this day, he still maintains his rented offices in a Makati building. He used to live for decades in a condominium unit, but he revealed that his kids have recently built him an elegant but very simple bungalow in North Forbes Park in Makati so he no longer has to ride elevators. Of his career, Sy said: "My first business was shoes, and the first store was in Carriedo street. The store became very popular. One store grew to three stores. It did not take me long to reach the top in shoes. But shoes were mainly a cottage industry, and supply was limited. So I decided to expand to a big, full-line department store to service shoppers better. In 1975, Shoemart opened its first integrated department store in Makati. In 1983, we were building SM City-North EDSA, our first shopping mall. Many people said at that time that I was crazy. There was a political crisis, interest rates were as high as 45 percent and the location of the mall was in the middle of nowhere. But the mall was an instant success. SM malls are now favorite destinations for shopping, entertainment, and many services. They have changed Philippine lifestyle."

Sy persevered even more after the 1989 bloody military coup attempt led by Col. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan and the economy was again in shambles. He built two sprawling malls — SM Centerpoint in Sta. Mesa and SM Megamall in Mandaluyong. Despite the "Hello, Garci" political crisis and ongoing economic jitters, Sy is now rushing to complete one of his grandest projects — the Mall of Asia — at the Manila Bay reclamation area.


---PHILIPPINE STAR


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Comments:
>500,000 square meters ba ang MoA? It was 381,000 square meters in all the articles I read previously.

>SM City Baguio as mall of the year? Even surpassing Greenbelt? Huh, a miracle. :D

Comments:
>500,000 square meters ba ang MoA? It was 381,000 square meters in all the articles I read previously.

if you include parking and all...

381,000 sq meters is the gross leasable area...

if you include parking and all...

381,000 sq meters is the gross leasable area...

Ah okay, but in www.smprime.com ...

It's

Opening Date: December 2005
Land Area: 19.5 hectares
Gross Floor Area: 381,075 square meters
Address: SM Central Business Park I, Island A, Bay City, Pasay City

Doomsayers hear this: one of the country’s most successful businessmen is bullish on the Philippines’ economic prospects for 2006.

"I’m optimistic about the year 2006 for the Philippine economy, especially our tourism growth potentials," SM Group of Companies founder Henry Sy told The STAR after receiving the first-ever "Father of Philippine Retail Industry" award from President Arroyo and the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) last Dec. 5.

Forbes magazine has listed the 80-year-old Sy and Philippine Airlines (PAL) chairman Lucio Tan as among the world’s wealthiest men.

At the grand dinner tribute for the PRA awardees held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ortigas Center, Sy said he is looking forward to a better economy next year when he inaugurates his 500,000-square-meter Mall of Asia at the Manila Bay reclamation area as a major tourist destination in the country.

He pledged more investments from the SM Group and advised politicians to "work more, talk less." His daughter, Banco de Oro Universal Bank chairman Teresita "Tessie" Sy, added: "Our family is confident the new year will be better for the Philippine economy, notwithstanding the troubles in politics. We are very touched by this great honor for our father. I have worked for our dad for 35 years, and he is really hardworking, disciplined and a visionary. Let us have more positive thinking and just keep working hard."

The PRA has also chosen Sy’s SM City Baguio as the Shopping Center of the Year. The two finalists were the Ayala Center-Greenbelt and Ayala Center-Glorietta. The PRA dinner tribute in honor of the SM Group was attended by numerous tycoons, business leaders and other dignitaries, including the entire Sy family and even competitors in the mall and retail sectors.

Socorro Ramos, founder of the National Bookstore chain which was elevated to the Hall of Fame as Outstanding Filipino Retailer, said: "The SM malls of Henry Sy are located all over the Philippines and service all kinds of people very well. I wish the good Lord will bless Henry Sy with many more years so he can continue to do his mission of helping others."

Ben Chan, founder of Bench, which won as Global Retailer of the Year, said: "The Philippine retail industry would not be the same without Henry Sy."

Meanwhile, Tony Tan Caktiong, founder of the Jollibee fastfood chain, said: "Henry Sy is an inspiration. He always emphasized hard work."

A highlight of the PRA dinner tribute was a large-screen video presentation on the rags-to-riches saga of the legendary Sy.

Like many of Southeast Asia’s business pioneers, Sy was an immigrant from south China who exemplified traditional Confucian values of hard work, perseverance, discipline and frugality.

Sy was 12 years old when he migrated here from Ang-khue Village, Dieng-oh, municipality of Jinjiang county (now a city) of Fujian province. His Chinese name — "Sy Chi Sieng" — means "to attain ultimate success."

His father’s humble sari-sari store on Echague (now Carlos Palanca street) in Quiapo, Manila was looted during World War II, so his father returned to China. But the young Sy never gave up. Though he started studying English and entered grade one at the age of 12 at the Quiapo Anglo-Chinese School, he worked hard to catch up.

He was already in the buy and sell trade when he enrolled in a commerce course at the Far Eastern University (FEU), but he had to stop schooling after two years due to the pressures of running his businesses.

Up to this day, he still maintains his rented offices in a Makati building. He used to live for decades in a condominium unit, but he revealed that his kids have recently built him an elegant but very simple bungalow in North Forbes Park in Makati so he no longer has to ride elevators. Of his career, Sy said: "My first business was shoes, and the first store was in Carriedo street. The store became very popular. One store grew to three stores. It did not take me long to reach the top in shoes. But shoes were mainly a cottage industry, and supply was limited. So I decided to expand to a big, full-line department store to service shoppers better. In 1975, Shoemart opened its first integrated department store in Makati. In 1983, we were building SM City-North EDSA, our first shopping mall. Many people said at that time that I was crazy. There was a political crisis, interest rates were as high as 45 percent and the location of the mall was in the middle of nowhere. But the mall was an instant success. SM malls are now favorite destinations for shopping, entertainment, and many services. They have changed Philippine lifestyle."

Sy persevered even more after the 1989 bloody military coup attempt led by Col. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan and the economy was again in shambles. He built two sprawling malls — SM Centerpoint in Sta. Mesa and SM Megamall in Mandaluyong. Despite the "Hello, Garci" political crisis and ongoing economic jitters, Sy is now rushing to complete one of his grandest projects — the Mall of Asia — at the Manila Bay reclamation area.


---PHILIPPINE STAR


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Comments:
>500,000 square meters ba ang MoA? It was 381,000 square meters in all the articles I read previously.

>SM City Baguio as mall of the year? Even surpassing Greenbelt? Huh, a miracle. :D

> it shows that sm baguio is the most popular mall not only in baguio but also in our country.

oh and another thing is the podium connected to sm megamall? yay only a week till im there in asia cant wait

Nope, but it's a short walk from SM Megamall's building A, you can cross from Megamall to Podium by passing-through St. Francis Square Mall. St. Francis is not connected to Megamall though, you need to cross St. Francis drive first.

Here's a list of MM Malls I compiled.. feel free to add more :D

1. 168 Shopping Mall
2. Alabang Town Center
3. Ali Mall
4. Baclaran LRT Cinema and Shopping Mall
5. Berma Baclaran
6. Blue Wave Marikina
7. Blue Wave Pasay
8. Cyber Mall at Eastwood
9. Divisoria Mall
10. Eastwood City Walk 1
11. Eastwood City Walk 2
12. EDSA Central
13. Ever Gotesco Commonwealth
14. Farmer's Market Mall
15. Festival Mall
16. Gateway Mall
17. Glorietta 1
18. Glorietta 2
19. Glorietta 3
20. Glorietta 4
21. Greenbelt 1
22. Greenbelt 2
23. Greenbelt 3
24. Greenbelt 4
25. Greenhills Shopping Centre
26. HK Sun Plaza
27. Hobbies of Asia
28. Market! Market!
29. Mesic Mall
30. Metro Point
31. Metro Walk Ortigas
32. Parksquare Mall
33. Pearl Plaza Mall
34. Podium Mall
35. Promenade
36. Riverbanks
37. Robinson’s Galleria
38. Robinson’s Metro East
39. Robinson’s Place Manila
40. Robinson's Place Pioneer
41. Rockwell Power Plant
42. Saver's Square
43. Shangri-La
44. SM Bicutan
45. SM Centerpoint
46. SM Fairview
47. SM Makati (Department Store)
48. SM Mall of Asia
49. SM Manila
50. SM Megamall Ortigas
51. SM North EDSA
52. SM San Lazaro
53. SM South Mall
54. SM Sucat
55. SM Valenzuela
56. St. Francis Square
57. Sta. Lucia East
58. Star Mall Shaw
59. The Landmark
60. Tiendesitas
61. Tutuban Shopping Centre
62. Uniwide Coastal Mall
63. Uniwide Las Pinas
64. Virra Mall
65. Walter Mart Mall

are there malls in Pateros? Kalookan? Malabon?

Best Shopping Spots in Metro Manila 2005
Latest survery done by a media group

The Top 15
1. Divisoria
2. Shopping Malls
3. Greenhills
4. Market! Market!
5. Eastwood City
6. Tiendesitas
7. Marikina Riverbanks
8. St. Francis Square Mall
9. Baclaran
10. Dapitan Arcade
11. Araneta Center, Cubao
12. Quiapo
13. Policarpio St.
14. Gilmore Ave.
15. Avenida Rizal

wala man lang ang ayala center? glorietta?

Best Shopping Spots in Metro Manila 2005
Latest survery done by a media group

The Top 15
1. Divisoria
2. SM Malls
3. Greenhills
4. Market! Market!
5. Eastwood City
6. Tiendesitas
7. Marikina Riverbanks
8. St. Francis Square Mall
9. Baclaran
10. Dapitan Arcade
11. Araneta Center, Cubao
12. Quiapo
13. Policarpio St.
14. Gilmore Ave.
15. Avenida Rizal

^^ :dunno: actually yung 2nd spot is supposedly "Malls" lang pero SM Megamall was emphasized. so it means all the malls whether SM Robinson Ayala etc. and SM being the most popular. :)

Best Shopping Spots in Metro Manila 2005
Latest survery done by a media group

The Top 15
1. Divisoria
2. Shopping Malls
3. Greenhills
4. Market! Market!
5. Eastwood City
6. Tiendesitas
7. Marikina Riverbanks
8. St. Francis Square Mall
9. Baclaran
10. Dapitan Arcade
11. Araneta Center, Cubao
12. Quiapo
13. Policarpio St.
14. Gilmore Ave.
15. Avenida Rizal

Bakit kaya sineparate ung Market!Market! sa mga shopping malls?!?
Do they really believe that M!M! is a tiangge? :D

Partial List of Malls in Metro Manila. Pinoys, feel free to add more!

1. 168 Shopping Mall
2. Agora Mall San Juan
3. Alabang Town Center
4. Ali Mall
5. Anonas Commercial Complex
6. Baclaran LRT Cinema and Shopping Mall
7. Berma Baclaran
8. Blue Wave Marikina
9. Blue Wave Pasay
10. C&P Mall Marikina
11. Citimall Commonwealth
12. Cyber Mall at Eastwood
13. Divisoria Mall
14. Duty Free Philippines
15. Eastwood City Walk 1
16. Eastwood City Walk 2
17. EDSA Central
18. EGI Mall Gil Puyat
19. Ever Gotesco Commonwealth
20. Ever Gotesco Rivera Mall
21. Ever Ortigas
22. Fair Mart
23. Farmer's Market Mall
24. Farmers Plaza Malabon
25. Festival Mall
26. Gateway Mall
27. Glorietta 1
28. Glorietta 2
29. Glorietta 3
30. Glorietta 4
31. Gotesco Grand Central
32. Greenbelt 1
33. Greenbelt 2
34. Greenbelt 3
35. Greenbelt 4
36. Greenhills Shopping Centre
37. Greenhills Theatre Mall
38. Harrison Plaza
39. HK Sun Plaza
40. Hobbies of Asia
41. International Shopping Mall Santa Mesa
42. Isettan Recto
43. Jaka Mall Sucat
44. LRT North Mall Monumento
45. Makati Cinema Square
46. Market! Market!
47. Masagana Citimall Libertad
48. Mesic Mall
49. Metro Mall Muntinlupa
50. Metro Mart Complex Boni
51. Metro Point
52. Metro Walk Ortigas
53. Metropolis Alabang
54. Mira Shopping Centre Novaliches
55. Novaliches Plaza Mall
56. Parksquare Mall
57. Pearl Plaza Mall
58. Podium Mall
59. Promenade
60. RFC Mall Alabang
61. Riverbanks
62. Robinson’s Galleria
63. Robinson’s Metro East
64. Robinson’s Place Manila
65. Robinson's Novaliches
66. Robinson's Place Pioneer
67. Rockwell Power Plant
68. Saver's Square
69. Shangri-La
70. Shoppesville
71. SM Bicutan
72. SM Centerpoint
73. SM City West Avenue
74. SM Cubao
75. SM Fairview
76. SM Harrison
77. SM Makati (Department Store)
78. SM Mall of Asia
79. SM Manila
80. SM Megamall Ortigas
81. SM North EDSA
82. SM San Lazaro
83. SM South Mall
84. SM Sucat
85. SM Valenzuela
86. St. Francis Square
87. Sta. Lucia East
88. Star J Plaza Malabon
89. Star Mall Shaw
90. The Landmark
91. Tiendesitas
92. Times Plaza Las Pinas
93. Tutuban Shopping Centre
94. University Mall La-Salle
95. Uniwide Coastal Mall
96. Uniwide Crossing EDSA Central
97. Uniwide Las Pinas
98. UP Shopping Center Diliman
99. Village Mall Fairview
100. Virra Mall
101. Walter Mart E. Rodriguez
102. Walter Mart Mall
103. Zabarte Mall Caloocan

636 sq. kilometer and 100+ malls. 1 mall in per 6-sq kilometer area

The ratio is still something like 60 000 per mall. Looks a lot though malls like Megamall, MoA, and Ayala Center are built to handle 60 000+

@renell: What do you mean? Shoppers?

Here's a list of MM Malls I compiled.. feel free to add more :D

1. 168 Shopping Mall
2. Alabang Town Center
3. Ali Mall
4. Baclaran LRT Cinema and Shopping Mall
5. Berma Baclaran
6. Blue Wave Marikina
7. Blue Wave Pasay
8. Cyber Mall at Eastwood
9. Divisoria Mall
10. Eastwood City Walk 1
11. Eastwood City Walk 2
12. EDSA Central
13. Ever Gotesco Commonwealth
14. Farmer's Market Mall
15. Festival Mall
16. Gateway Mall
17. Glorietta 1
18. Glorietta 2
19. Glorietta 3
20. Glorietta 4
21. Greenbelt 1
22. Greenbelt 2
23. Greenbelt 3
24. Greenbelt 4
25. Greenhills Shopping Centre
26. HK Sun Plaza
27. Hobbies of Asia
28. Market! Market!
29. Mesic Mall
30. Metro Point
31. Metro Walk Ortigas
32. Parksquare Mall
33. Pearl Plaza Mall
34. Podium Mall
35. Promenade
36. Riverbanks
37. Robinson’s Galleria
38. Robinson’s Metro East
39. Robinson’s Place Manila
40. Robinson's Place Pioneer
41. Rockwell Power Plant
42. Saver's Square
43. Shangri-La
44. SM Bicutan
45. SM Centerpoint
46. SM Fairview
47. SM Makati (Department Store)
48. SM Mall of Asia
49. SM Manila
50. SM Megamall Ortigas
51. SM North EDSA
52. SM San Lazaro
53. SM South Mall
54. SM Sucat
55. SM Valenzuela
56. St. Francis Square
57. Sta. Lucia East
58. Star Mall Shaw
59. The Landmark
60. Tiendesitas
61. Tutuban Shopping Centre
62. Uniwide Coastal Mall
63. Uniwide Las Pinas
64. Virra Mall
65. Walter Mart Mall

are there malls in Pateros? Kalookan? Malabon?

there are still malls in that specific places and most of them are community based malls. such as malabon citisquare and araneta square in caloocan. but wait, why is pateros does not have a mall even it must be a community mall?

Grand Central in Caloocan..

guadalupe commercial complex in makati and royal family mall in valenzuela? some establishments that are included there are just an anchor stores of a mall or a stand alone stores so why include them?

Partial List of Malls in Metro Manila. Pinoys, feel free to add more!

55. Novaliches Plaza Mall
99. Village Mall Fairview
103. Zabarte Mall Caloocan



Village Mall Fairview is actually named as Fairview Town Center (Fairview Mall)
Zabarte Mall Caloocan is named as Zabarte Town Center

how about ''berkely square'' in tandang sora and ''fairview center mall''?

is cartimar shopping center is included in the list? and munoz market in north edsa? it looks like a mall to me.

Please don't repeat your posts. Our eyes are big enough to read them. :D

Wahh... I'm having double visions... nahh, double post este triple post lang pala. tsk tsk tsk ...delete. okay, they're now deleted ;)

sorry. idedelete ko pa sana kanina......hindi ko lang alam kung papano

okay lang, pero mods lang pwede mag delete eh.

ok. good work.

is cartimar shopping center is included in the list? and munoz market in north edsa? it looks like a mall to me.

ahh yes.. cartimar.. and probably Cash and Carry.

ooops!

Why, myx, what's wrong?

http://tinypic.com/iv8eg6.jpg

there you go.. hehe...


sorry if it is really blurry coz i was in a hurry taking this pic at GREENHILLS.. the new mall is very modern.. i swear... though most of the part are on finishing touch... :D

Is this V-Mall? This looks like an SM, huh.

yup.. similar to sm makati... but this one looks classy and glassy.. tapos parang may mini atrium sa side/center of this mall... like super miniature greenbelt like.. i love it.. cant wait to shop here by next year again... :D

WOW! I just can't wait until the whole Greenhills Complex gets redeveloped.

yeah... even the tiangges are now well renovated.. i love the center of the tiangge area coz its very cozy..

i think greenhills shopping mall is ready to compete face to face with other high end and popular malls kaya maganda ang renovation. sana makavisit ako ng v-mall next year.

There is always room for one more mall’

Everybody seems abuzz about shopping at 168 in Divisoria or the tiangges for Christmas gifts than in the malls, but mall owners are undeterred.

In fact, expect more malls to sprout in the country in the next few years in anticipation of bigger consumer demand and a rise in Filipinos' spending power due largely to increasing remittances of Pinoys working abroad.

Business Monday talked to three of the leading mall developers and asked why they remained optimistic in retail.

SM Supermalls



The SM group, the undisputed leader in mall development, is not about to give part of its market share to its competitors and opened three malls this year--SM City, San Lazaro, SM Supercenter in Valenzuela and SM Supercenter in Molino, Cavite, a province north of Metro Manila.

Millie Dizon of the SM group says that San Lazaro was a good site as it sits on the former Manila Jockey Club. It is both historic and bustling location.

The Valenzuela mall, on the other hand, serves markets in the north metro area while the Molino mall targets the rapidly developing province of Cavite.

"Cavite has become a favored location of many industrial and commercial businesses, as well as residential subdivisions," she says.

To date, Cavite has 21 industrial parks spread over 20 municipalities, creating pockets of activities that will support a mall.

Dizon says, however, that because of increased competition and more discriminating consumers, developers have to give the market something extra.

The SM group, for instance, has modified the architecture of its malls to depart from the usual "box" look of the earlier malls.

"Our new malls have more color and are more "out of the box" in terms of design. We try to study the communities and the market in each of the new areas, making these a basis for merchandise, tenant mix, etc.," Dizon says.

She adds malls have become part of the lives of many Filipinos.

The Ayala group

The Greenbelt mall of the Ayala group has earned accolades here and abroad for being the best designed in the country, with its melding of modern structure with extensive landscaping and environmental management.

Rowena M. Tomeldan, vice president of the commercial centers group of Ayala Land Inc., says Greenbelt will continue to be developed.

Greenbelt 5 is the last phase of the program to develop Greenbelt in the Makati central business district into the country's sole premier lifestyle center.

It is scheduled to open by 2007.

Greenbelt is just one of the major mall retail developments that the Ayala group has outlined over the next few years.

Another project is the North Triangle Commercial Center Project at the corner of Edsa and North Avenue in Quezon City.

Approximately 200,000 square meters, Tomeldan says the project will combine the strengths of a traditional shopping center with new concepts and specialized lifestyle zones.

Another major project is the development of the retail feature of Serendra in Fort Bonifacio, scheduled to open by the third quarter of next year.

This is part of the entire development of the Bonifacio Global City where the Ayala group recently bought into.

The last major project is the expansion of the Ayala Center in Cebu, the biggest urban center outside Metro Manila. Development will start by the middle of next year to be completed by early 2008.

Tomeldan says the group was optimistic about the retail sector because it is highly dynamic and continues to adapt to the changing needs of customers, thus, ensuring sustainability.

The Ayala group also relies heavily on market research to determine the potential volume of customers. The group looks into the behavior and preferences of the market to tailor fit the development.

Data from the National Statistical Coordination Board showed that the retail's sector contribution to the gross national project went up to 18 percent last year from 11 percent in 2003. This is expected to go up this year and in the next few years.

"There is always room for one more [mall]. The challenge lies in surpassing customers' expectations every time we build a mall. We try to give them world class malls yet sensitive to their needs," she says.

Ortigas and Co.

The Ortigas group is known in the retail sector for the Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan, considered the tiangge or bazaar capital of the Philippines.

Ortigas is still in the middle of redeveloping the shopping center to keep it in step with the changing preferences of the market.

But in September this year, the Ortigas group scored another coup with the opening of the Tiendesitas (little stores) in another Ortigas property in Quezon City.

Rex C. Drilon II, chief operating officer of Ortigas and Co., the owner and developer of the Greenhills and Tiendesitas projects, says the group put up Tiendesitas to give the market a good place to get the best of Filipino products.

Drilon says Filipino products, from food to clothes to crafts, used to be relegated to corners of big malls or were only available during festivals or special occasions.

With Tiendesitas, he says Filipinos and foreigners would get Filipino products the whole year through.

"We want it to be a destination place, especially for balikbayans and foreigners looking for souvenirs or a taste of what the Philippines has to offer," he says.

Tiendesitas is an eye catcher with its pavilions made in typical Filipino bahay kubo design, with roofs covered with grass.

There are separate pavilions for fashion, food, antiques and garden and pet supplies.

Drilon says the response of the market has been overwhelming and buoys their confidence that the market does appreciate Filipino-made products.

"Here, it's the best of Pinoy, every day," he says



Super SM Hypermarket to rise in Ortigas

Super SM Hypermarket recently held a ground breaking and capsule-laying ceremony at its future site in Pasig, near Tiendesitas, Fronta Verde.

The stand-alone hypermarket, which combines supermarket, general merchandise and discount retailers, will have an area of approximately 55,000 square meters and will be operational in 2006.

Super SM Hypermarket EVP Robert Kwee took part in the ceremonies together with Ortigas and Co.’s Rex Drillon and Cathy Casares Co. and Greenhills Shopping Center’s Joselito Santos.

Also present were members of the design and construction team: architect John Raymund Pangilinan of itslocal architecs, JR Pangilinan and Associates; Ibrahom Nuno, representing its contractor< Metro StoneRich Corp.; and Dennis Abcede Jr. of Abcede and Associates, its project managers. They were joined by SM’s engineering team, Antolin Paule and architect Fides Garcia.

Super SM Hypermarket so far has outlets at SM City Sucat, SM City Bicutan, SM City Marilao, SM Supercenter Valenzuela and SM Supercenter Molino.

Ayala Center Makati

November 30 to December 22, 2005
Extended Hours from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm

December 23, 2005
10:00 am to 12:00 midnight

December 24, 2005
10:00 am to 8:00 pm

December 25, 2005 and January 1, 2006
12:00 noon until 8:00 pm

December 26 to December 30, 2005
Regular Mall Hours

December 31, 2005
10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Alabang Town Center

01 to 22 December 2005
Extended Mall Hours from 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

23 December 2005
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight

24 December 2005
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

25 December 2005
12 noon - 8:00 p.m.

26 to 30 December 2005
11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

31 December 2005
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

01 January 2006
12 noon - 8:00 p.m.

I wish Ayala would build an Ayala Center in Pampanga.

From Wikipedia:

SM Supermalls Opening within 1Q-3Q 2006:
>SM City Lipa, Lipa City, Batangas
>SM City Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa City, Laguna
>SM City Clark, Clark SEZ, Angeles City, Pampanga

SM Supermalls Opening within 4Q 2006-1Q 2007:
>SM City Vito Cruz, Vito Cruz, Manila City, Metro Manila
>SM City Urdaneta, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

SM Supermall Opening within 2Q 2007- Year 2008
>SM City Naga, Naga City, Camarines Sur

Soon to Open SM Supermall in China:
>SM City Chuan

I'm quite excited with the opening of SM Lipa. at least may alternative na ang shoppers. di na puro fiesta mall or robinson's.

From Wikipedia:

SM Supermalls Opening within 1Q-3Q 2006:
>SM City Lipa, Lipa City, Batangas
>SM City Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa City, Laguna
>SM City Clark, Clark SEZ, Angeles City, Pampanga

SM Supermalls Opening within 4Q 2006-1Q 2007:
>SM City Vito Cruz, Vito Cruz, Manila City, Metro Manila
>SM City Urdaneta, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

SM Supermall Opening within 2Q 2007- Year 2008
>SM City Naga, Naga City, Camarines Sur

Soon to Open SM Supermall in China:
>SM City Chuan
hey sinjin how come i cant find any of these info on the SM website ?

^ The SM website has always been slow and not great!

^ The SM website has always been slow and not great!

You're right. They're too slow and they do not update their site constantly, except siguro sa articles section nila. lol

There is always room for one more mall’
by Tina Arceo Dumlao - 2005-12-19
Philippine Daily Inquirer

EVERYBODY SEEMS ABUZZ about shopping at 168 in Divisoria or the tiangges for Christmas gifts than in the malls, but mall owners are undeterred.

In fact, expect more malls to sprout in the country in the next few years in anticipation of bigger consumer demand and a rise in Filipinos' spending power due largely to increasing remittances of Pinoys working abroad.

Business Monday talked to three of the leading mall developers and asked why they remained optimistic in retail.

SM Supermalls:

The SM group, the undisputed leader in mall development, is not about to give part of its market share to its competitors and opened three malls this year--SM City, San Lazaro, SM Supercenter in Valenzuela and SM Supercenter in Molino, Cavite, a province north of Metro Manila.

Millie Dizon of the SM group says that San Lazaro was a good site as it sits on the former Manila Jockey Club. It is both historic and bustling location.

The Valenzuela mall, on the other hand, serves markets in the north metro area while the Molino mall targets the rapidly developing province of Cavite.

"Cavite has become a favored location of many industrial and commercial businesses, as well as residential subdivisions," she says.

To date, Cavite has 21 industrial parks spread over 20 municipalities, creating pockets of activities that will support a mall.

Dizon says, however, that because of increased competition and more discriminating consumers, developers have to give the market something extra.

The SM group, for instance, has modified the architecture of its malls to depart from the usual "box" look of the earlier malls.

"Our new malls have more color and are more "out of the box" in terms of design. We try to study the communities and the market in each of the new areas, making these a basis for merchandise, tenant mix, etc.," Dizon says.

She adds malls have become part of the lives of many Filipinos.

The Ayala group:

The Greenbelt mall of the Ayala group has earned accolades here and abroad for being the best designed in the country, with its melding of modern structure with extensive landscaping and environmental management.

Rowena M. Tomeldan, vice president of the commercial centers group of Ayala Land Inc., says Greenbelt will continue to be developed.

Greenbelt 5 is the last phase of the program to develop Greenbelt in the Makati central business district into the country's sole premier lifestyle center.

It (Greenbelt 5) is scheduled to open by 2007.

Greenbelt is just one of the major mall retail developments that the Ayala group has outlined over the next few years.

Another project is the North Triangle Commercial Center Project at the corner of Edsa and North Avenue in Quezon City.

Approximately 200,000 square meters, Tomeldan says the project will combine the strengths of a traditional shopping center with new concepts and specialized lifestyle zones.

Another major project is the development of the retail feature of Serendra in Fort Bonifacio, scheduled to open by the third quarter of next year.

This is part of the entire development of the Bonifacio Global City where the Ayala group recently bought into.

The last major project is the expansion of the Ayala Center in Cebu, the biggest urban center outside Metro Manila. Development will start by the middle of next year to be completed by early 2008.[/B]

Tomeldan says the group was optimistic about the retail sector because it is highly dynamic and continues to adapt to the changing needs of customers, thus, ensuring sustainability.

The Ayala group also relies heavily on market research to determine the potential volume of customers. The group looks into the behavior and preferences of the market to tailor fit the development.

Data from the National Statistical Coordination Board showed that the retail's sector contribution to the gross national project went up to 18 percent last year from 11 percent in 2003. This is expected to go up this year and in the next few years.

"There is always room for one more [mall]. The challenge lies in surpassing customers' expectations every time we build a mall. We try to give them world class malls yet sensitive to their needs," she says.

[B]Ortigas and Co.

The Ortigas group is known in the retail sector for the Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan, considered the tiangge or bazaar capital of the Philippines.

Ortigas is still in the middle of redeveloping the shopping center to keep it in step with the changing preferences of the market.

But in September this year, the Ortigas group scored another coup with the opening of the Tiendesitas (little stores) in another Ortigas property in Quezon City.

Rex C. Drilon II, chief operating officer of Ortigas and Co., the owner and developer of the Greenhills and Tiendesitas projects, says the group put up Tiendesitas to give the market a good place to get the best of Filipino products.

Drilon says Filipino products, from food to clothes to crafts, used to be relegated to corners of big malls or were only available during festivals or special occasions.

With Tiendesitas, he says Filipinos and foreigners would get Filipino products the whole year through.

"We want it to be a destination place, especially for balikbayans and foreigners looking for souvenirs or a taste of what the Philippines has to offer," he says.

Tiendesitas is an eye catcher with its pavilions made in typical Filipino bahay kubo design, with roofs covered with grass.

There are separate pavilions for fashion, food, antiques and garden and pet supplies.

Drilon says the response of the market has been overwhelming and buoys their confidence that the market does appreciate Filipino-made products.

"Here, it's the best of Pinoy, every day," he says.

^^ ehe. @Aaron: That's already posted in the previous page. Pero okay na rin para mabasa naman ng hindi gustong magscan sa previous pages. :D

cant wait for GB5..

^^ ehe. @Aaron: That's already posted in the previous page. Pero okay na rin para mabasa naman ng hindi gustong magscan sa previous pages. :D

Oops. Sorry.

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yup.. similar to sm makati... but this one looks classy and glassy.. tapos parang may mini atrium sa side/center of this mall... like super miniature greenbelt like.. i love it.. cant wait to shop here by next year again... :D

oh, like you're really excited... and like you're so arte, and like... Kris Aquino, is that you? hehehe :D

From Wikipedia:

SM Supermalls Opening within 1Q-3Q 2006:
>SM City Lipa, Lipa City, Batangas
>SM City Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa City, Laguna
>SM City Clark, Clark SEZ, Angeles City, Pampanga

SM Supermalls Opening within 4Q 2006-1Q 2007:
>SM City Vito Cruz, Vito Cruz, Manila City, Metro Manila
>SM City Urdaneta, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan

SM Supermall Opening within 2Q 2007- Year 2008
>SM City Naga, Naga City, Camarines Sur

Soon to Open SM Supermall in China:
>SM City Chuan


kala ko sa Bacolod magtatayo na rin...?

I read in PhilStar that the mall168 is notorious for not paying taxes. and also about 80% of vendors in DIvisoria are tax dodgers. Most of them are mainland CHinese who are here illegaly by the way. It also said a small stall makes about 300000P a day. That's a lot of money for a small stall.
Mayor Atienza what are you doing about this?

kala ko sa Bacolod magtatayo na rin...?

Please don't rely or trust too much on what I posted, WIKIPEDIA kaxe ang source so anyone can edit it.

I read in PhilStar that the mall168 is notorious for not paying taxes. and also about 80% of vendors in DIvisoria are tax dodgers. Most of them are mainland CHinese who are here illegaly by the way. It also said a small stall makes about 300000P a day. That's a lot of money for a small stall.
Mayor Atienza what are you doing about this?

naraid lang ang 168 recently kaso meron nag tip kaya yun ibang vendors, nakasarado at the time of the raid...darn! :bash:

oh, like you're really excited... and like you're so arte, and like... Kris Aquino, is that you? hehehe :D



hehe....whatever! :sleepy:

thanks for the info, sinjin. I'm looking forward to North Triangle and GB5:okay: And out of the SMs, the only exciting one imo is Mall of Asia.

north triangle could be like polluted and noisy because its beside the intersection between edsa and sm north(whatever you call that road)... so it wouldnt be interesting to eat outside... but lets see..

^^ not to mention the noise in the area.

I have been living near that area yet I have no complain.

north triangle could be like polluted and noisy because its beside the intersection between edsa and sm north(whatever you call that road)... so it wouldnt be interesting to eat outside... but lets see..


it's North Ave... it is bounded by EDSA and North Avenue.....

North Triangle Mall
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Trip%20To%20Singapore/DSC06300.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Trip%20To%20Singapore/DSC06301.jpg

SM Clark
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/Trip%20To%20Singapore/DSC06318.jpg

^^Thanks for the photos @pau.

Hmmm. Looks like the NTM Construction is really speeding up.
And SM Clark?!? Is the whole mall round?

nope... that round area is just the center of the mall... the mall is long.... my guess is it is 3/4 the length of SM Megamall (A and B)....

^^Okay, thanks for the updates. :okay:

BWISIT NA NORTH TRIANGLE MALL NA IYAN!!! ANG INGAY KAPAG GABI!!!

^Almost all developments are like that so pasensya nalang tayo kung may kamalasan man na dumating but look at the effects if it's completed, stone throw away lang ang mall from the house.

So many malls are sprouting out all over the Philippines, im particularly excited for the SM Clark in Pampanga.

^^^I guess your right Otakaw.

BWISIT NA NORTH TRIANGLE MALL NA IYAN!!! ANG INGAY KAPAG GABI!!!

'Wag mo namang pagsabihan ng ganyan ang fave kong Ayala Malls. :D

^^^ Sige, patawad na Mr.North Triangle Mall. Alam mo bang magkapitbahay lamang tayo?

SM talaga oo, "out of the box" daw mga designs ng new malls nila kaya ginawang rounded... tsk tsk... looks like a rounded box to me! box pa rin!

it's North Ave... it is bounded by EDSA and North Avenue.....

kaso... there is one setback sa north triangle mall... it is located near a slum area... almost within 500 meters away from the mall...

^^So, what does that mean?

SM talaga oo, "out of the box" daw mga designs ng new malls nila kaya ginawang rounded... tsk tsk... looks like a rounded box to me! box pa rin!

:rofl: :hahano:

SM talaga oo, "out of the box" daw mga designs ng new malls nila kaya ginawang rounded... tsk tsk... looks like a rounded box to me! box pa rin!

:bash: :hilarious: Baka ibang shape ng box na naman ang ginamit nila.

kaso... there is one setback sa north triangle mall... it is located near a slum area... almost within 500 meters away from the mall...
The slums is called Barangay San.Roque. The barangay is just across Edsa from our village. My sabi-sabi sa aming village na ipapademolish daw yung lahat ng "informal settlers" malapit sa North Triangle Mall damay din ata yung malapit sa SM City. Its part of Quezon city's plan in making the new "TRIANGLES CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT".

san naman kaya sila ilalagay? Kailangan kase talaga hinay hinay na sa mga pagaanak. dame dame nang tao.

^^^^^^ Sa dulo yata ng MRT 7.

how many floors does sm clark have?

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/smmap1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/smmap2.jpg

Go Marikina!!! hehehe.

SMOA, the best place to be once open.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/smmap1.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/smmap2.jpg

like dalawang beses namention ang SM City Fairview ah...

like, oo nga ano

like so kaka... :lol:

excited aq para sa sm marikina... kelan kaya un? lapit lng un samin eh...

hmm... sana magkaroon na ng mall d2 sa antipolo... nananawagan po aq sa sm (or any developer for that matter)... maawa po kau sa mga taga antipolo.... :) kailangan na namin ng mall.... hehehe...

Antipolo doesn't have a mall?

^^ Antipolo deserves an Ayala!

Antipolo doesn't have a mall?

I know they have Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Robinsons Metro East Mall and soon to open shopwise Antipolo. :)

^^Yeah but aren't Sta. Lucia EGM and Robinson's Metro East (which are just beside each other) under the jurisdiction of Pasig City and not that of Antipolo's ?

^^ All I know is Sta. Lucia EGM is located in Cainta Rizal which makes it in Antipolo and your right about Robinson's Metro East which is under the fields of Pasig. :)

Matagal na yung SM Marikina. Here is the reason why SM marikina should be built!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/Askal82/tianggesailog.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/Askal82/cityhoodparkday.jpg

^^ All I know is Sta. Lucia EGM is located in Cainta Rizal which makes it in Antipolo and your right about Robinson's Metro East which is under the fields of Pasig. :)

After a few minutes of research, I just found out that
Robinsons' Metro East is under the jurisdiction of Pasig and;
Sta. Lucia East is under Cainta, Rizal but Sta. Lucia is directly above the boundary between Cainta and Pasig. :D

^^ I always like marikina coz of its festive mood. Plus being the all time cleanest city:)

^^ the tents look so organized! I was shocked when I passed by that area for the first time lol

^^@Sista: What river is that, BTW?

ey where's the Marikina pics Askal82... haha I just made a comment about it. :D

Yepz, Marikina is aspiring to be the Little Singapore. I heard that the Ty (owner of Metrobank) would like to develop the areas near near the Bayan Bayanan and SSS villages.

ey where's the Marikina pics Askal82... haha I just made a comment about it. :D

I messed up I accidentally deleted then posted it. :lol:

^^@Sista: What river is that, BTW?

That is the Marikina River. My house in Marikina is on the other side of the flood control wall (if you go further along the river walk which is on the right side of the picture) We get flooded there frequently. :lol:

^^SM Marikina should be built beside the river. :lol:

Actually, there is a mall already along the riverbanks known as the River banks mall which is on my background. By the way, this was me (im in red shirt) during my last Philippine visit with my uncle and my aunt.

I took this picture on the Bougainvilla Gazeebo ( I think thats is where they will put up the SM.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/Askal82/housepix28.jpg

Look at the greens and the river on the background:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c60/Askal82/housepix27.jpg

I think its better if they just let the sides of Marikina river clean and out of mid/high rise structures.

I think its better if they just let the sides of Marikina river clean and out of mid/high rise structures.

The ones that they are going to develop is not along the river. :) Its all the way to the interior near Antipolo and Quezon City.

^^BTW, is Marikina the cleanest city in MM?

^^BTW, is Marikina the cleanest city in MM?

Yes it is. It is the only Metro Manila city that made it to top 15. :)

2 more months to go.... hehe..

^^ they beat Las Piñas City which had the title 4-5 years ago.

Las Piñas isn't bad either. That place is rich with history.

But they're starting to have in line comedy bars, resto, etc. along the roads of LP which makes it not so historical after all.

^^ When I was in Las Piñas last summer, I was annoyed by those huge "Cynthia Villar Clean and Green" billboards. ;)

^^ And yeah, I really noticed the line of comedy bars along Alabang-Zapote road.

I havent been to Las Pinas for the past 7 years na. Wow, dumadami mga establishments doon ha.

^^ When I was in Las Piñas last summer, I was annoyed by those huge "Cynthia Villar Clean and Green" billboards. ;)

Oh bet they still have those billboards by now. But I guess may karapatan naman sila lalo na nung si Many Villar pa ang Mayor nila. He managed to keep LP clean and productive.

In my opinion, I think that is a form of political advertising. It is their responsibility to ensure sanitation and cleanliness in their places. I used to remember back in the 80's and early 90's that the garbage trucks rarely collect garbages tapos tambak tambak ang mga basura kahit saan lang. At least ngayon, its much much better at pailan ilan na lang . I hope they keep this up.

But they're starting to have in line comedy bars, resto, etc. along the roads of LP which makes it not so historical after all.


it's mix of both then, having modern stuff doesn't lose the city's historical links.... unless of course they demolished things like the bamboo organ in place of these joints ;)

there are quite a number of tributaries of the Pasig which really could be new little Marikina rivers

What MM landmark is in Las Pinas?

What MM landmark is in Las Pinas?

to name a couple, the famous Las Pinas Bamboo Organ...

... and those pedestrian overpasses along Alabang-Zapote Road with escalators.

to name a couple, the famous Las Pinas Bamboo Organ...

... and those pedestrian overpasses along Alabang-Zapote Road with escalators.

yah! My almamater in HS is in LP and the last time I visited, I saw those overpass with escalators! ASTIG! :D

Here's an example of those escalatored overpass

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/ashley_30303/overpass.jpg

BDW, Sorry if this is a little bit off topic. Just want to share this one. :)

antipolo's lores country plaza... ang mall na walang aircon. :)
nung mga 90's, mall na mall ang dating nya... pero ngayon, i cant even consider this place near being a mall. :)

Robinsons Imus... :( poor poor

^^ Robinsons Imus? Really? The last time I went there, it was still so crowded.

How worse is it now?

^ any pics of that mall?

^^ Robinsons Imus? Really? The last time I went there, it was still so crowded.

How worse is it now?

I went there last week, and to my shock, almost every botique they have was closed. The ones that are still living are the supermarket and their department store plus some small stores... and changge! :D

^ any pics of that mall?

unfortunately I cant find one...

ey sinjin, do you think you can provide that?? :)

^^ alang pic

^ yes sinjin, please?! :)

oh really? wait ill just make a new URL for it.

^^@ Ashley: The pic is actually appearing.
@Matteo: Try refreshing.

Robinsons Novaliches! When the mall was just a few months old, marami pang tao but eventually they lost to SM Fairview na katapat lang. And then SM decided to put up an SM Fairview annex kaya lalo pang nalugi yung Robinsons. There was a time last year na mas malala pa yung mall compared to Uniwide. This year nagrenovate yung Robinsons. Inalis nila yung Big R tapos kalahati ng first floor ginawang dep't store. They also removed the fountains para makatipid siguro. Yung second and third floor walang store except for a Greenwich restaurant and one Adidas store na mukhang malulugi na. Tiangges have occupied the second and third floor, too. Tapos yung newly renovated daw na cinemas walang nanunuod. Yung signages nila gawa na lang sa styrofoam (how cheap!). Medyo may tao lang sa supermarket nila. Siguro yung customers nila sa supermarkets ay mga spillover shoppers ng SM. Lagi kasing puno ung SM Supermarket kaya lumilipat sila sa Robinsons.

What is happening to Robinsons? Sayang naman...

P.S. It was earlier mentioned that Robinsons got its name from Robina Gokongwei's brother. I think Robinsons actually refers to Robina and her 2(?) sons. Kaya Robinsons, meaning Robina and Sons.

SM tries different expansion strategy

SM is adopting different expansion strategy as SM stores recently opened at the newly renovated V-Mall (formerly Virra Mall) in Ortigas.

SM Appliance Center, Our Home, Toy Kingdom, Ace Hardware, and Watsons all opened simultaneously with a toast led by SM Department Store SVP Jojo Mendiola, San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito, the guest of honor of the event. They were joined by Felicidad Sy, SM President Tesie Sy-Coson, SM Investment President Harley Sy, and SM Supermarket SVP Herbert Sy, as well as principals from each of the stores: Maria Teresa Cheng of SM Appliance Center, Philip Chua Yao of Our Home, Rosemarie Dy-Lim of Toy Kingdom, Ace Hardware’s Johnny Cobankiat, and Watsons-Philippines’ Andrew Denby.

The decision of SM to open its stores in a mall is an experiment that can market future expansion plans of the conglomerate.

SM Appliance Center carries a good mix of reputable appliance brands – Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Westinghouse, Panasonic , and JVC, as highlighted in its tagline, Our Name is Your Guarantee Established in 1983, it is also known for its professional sales staff, who are not only well trained in service but also in product knowledge.

Toy Kingdom, which was established in 1995, carries a wide variety of toys for boys and girls of all ages. There is also an in house Interactive Zone, where kids can try out the latest X-Box games before buying.

Our Home focuses on large assortment of contemporary furniture and merchandise. This lifestyle store was established in 1997.

Two of these stores have global roots. The new ACE Hardware store, which is a franchise of the US based chain, is a haven for DIY enthusiast; while the new Watsons Personal Care Store is a joint venture with the Hutchison-Wampoa Group of Hongkong.

The Sinjin Shopping Village (The 4th Generation Malling Experience)
Metro Manila: Alabang.Sucat.StaMesa.C-5.Pasig.Quiapo.Valenzuela.Vito Cruz.Makati.Taguig.San Lazaro.San Juan.Bicutan.Fairview.Pasay.Marikina.
Luz: Biñan.Los Baños.Dasmariñas.Cainta.StaRosa.Imus.Molino.Baguio.Bacoor.Batangas.Lipa.Boac.Corregidor.Pampanga.Marilao.Lucena.Naga.Legazpi.
Vi: Talisay.Cebu.Bacolod.Mandurriao.Delgado.Ormoc.Mactan.Tagbilaran.Dumaguete.Guimaras.Kalibo.
Minda: Davao.Butuan.Gensan.CDO.Ozamis.Zamboanga.

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^^ Truly you are the shopping king of Cebu. It seems you changed your signature.

^^Does anyone of you have pics of any 80s-90s mall (e.g. SM North EDSA, Ayala Center, SM Megamall, SM Sta. Mesa, etc.) when they actually opened? Thanks in advance. ;)

lol that las pinas escalator is sweet. I think SM Southmall is also in Las Pinas (to stay in topic:D)

anyways here's the bamboo organ and the church where it's located, which isn't too shabby either :)
http://www.tourism.gov.ph/images/Explore/province/91.jpg

The Sinjin Shopping Village (The 4th Generation Malling Experience)
Metro Manila: Alabang.Sucat.StaMesa.C-5.Pasig.Quiapo.Valenzuela.Vito Cruz.Makati.Taguig.San Lazaro.San Juan.Bicutan.Fairview.Pasay.Marikina.
Luz: Biñan.Los Baños.Dasmariñas.Cainta.StaRosa.Imus.Molino.Baguio.Bacoor.Batangas.Lipa.Boac.Corregidor.Pampanga.Marilao.Lucena.Naga.Legazpi.
Vi: Talisay.Cebu.Bacolod.Mandurriao.Delgado.Ormoc.Mactan.Tagbilaran.Dumaguete.Guimaras.Kalibo.
Minda: Davao.Butuan.Gensan.CDO.Ozamis.Zamboanga.

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ey Sinjin! don't forget to contact me just in case you need an architect for your project... or maybe my firm instead! haha

:jk:

lol that las pinas escalator is sweet. I think SM Southmall is also in Las Pinas (to stay in topic:D)
Yup its SM South is in LP :)

Uniwide Costal Mall...

ey Sinjin! don't forget to contact me just in case you need an architect for your project... or maybe my firm instead! haha

:jk:

Ash, what's your course pala? Architecture?

Sige, I'll hire you as my official architect. I need a design for my Sta. Rosa branch. lol. Magkano ang talent fee? :D

Ash, what's your course pala? Architecture?

Sige, I'll hire you as my official architect. I need a design for my Sta. Rosa branch. lol. Magkano ang talent fee? :D

yup yup... Im an archi stud... and maybe I'll have my major in Urban Planning or landscaping after I graduate in my present field of study.

talent fee?! haha... mapaguusapan naman yan... If you want a breakdancer you could hire me too!

Robinsons Novaliches! When the mall was just a few months old, marami pang tao but eventually they lost to SM Fairview na katapat lang. And then SM decided to put up an SM Fairview annex kaya lalo pang nalugi yung Robinsons. There was a time last year na mas malala pa yung mall compared to Uniwide. This year nagrenovate yung Robinsons. Inalis nila yung Big R tapos kalahati ng first floor ginawang dep't store. They also removed the fountains para makatipid siguro. Yung second and third floor walang store except for a Greenwich restaurant and one Adidas store na mukhang malulugi na. Tiangges have occupied the second and third floor, too. Tapos yung newly renovated daw na cinemas walang nanunuod. Yung signages nila gawa na lang sa styrofoam (how cheap!). Medyo may tao lang sa supermarket nila. Siguro yung customers nila sa supermarkets ay mga spillover shoppers ng SM. Lagi kasing puno ung SM Supermarket kaya lumilipat sila sa Robinsons.

What is happening to Robinsons? Sayang naman...

P.S. It was earlier mentioned that Robinsons got its name from Robina Gokongwei's brother. I think Robinsons actually refers to Robina and her 2(?) sons. Kaya Robinsons, meaning Robina and Sons.

---> i agree na talong-talo na ang robinsons novaliches... grabe, the last time i saw this place, parang puro cobwebs na...

what's happening with robinsons... isa pa ung robinsons cainta... i so pity this mall.... parang lasing :cheers: ang pumili sa location na to.. kasi ba naman isang jeep ride lang to robinsons galleria and one jeep ride lang din to robinsons metro east. nung last tym aq nakapunta dito, mas grabe pa xa kaysa sa robinsons novaliches at ung coastal mall (ayon sa description nyo.)

ang did i fail to mention ever ortigas. (pero there are still a lot of people who go here..) and did i mention tinalo ng ever ortigas ang robinsons cainta? wow. :eek2:

if i'm not late.. the uniwide in north reclamation area in cebu. it now looks like an abandon place. and squatters are now lurking in the area.

^^Does anyone of you have pics of any 80s-90s mall (e.g. SM North EDSA, Ayala Center, SM Megamall, SM Sta. Mesa, etc.) when they actually opened? Thanks in advance. ;)

Oh, my parents have one picture of SM North Edsa when it opened back then. It was the time when my parents moved in to our house. Yet, it is already destroyed by water just two years ago and you can't hardly see it anymore. But I can tell you this, SM North Edsa back then was UGLY!

^^ Why? Can you describe it?

^^ Just imagine the current SM north Edsa without glass, dark because of the dirt, boxy, and like a factory.

^^Does anyone of you have pics of any 80s-90s mall (e.g. SM North EDSA, Ayala Center, SM Megamall, SM Sta. Mesa, etc.) when they actually opened? Thanks in advance. ;)

Hi Sinjin,

Found these in my photo albums..

SM North circa 1985. It was only one week old at the time.
http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/3524/smnorthedsa9sn.jpg



View of Makati from 2nd flr. of SM circa 1985. Notice the Quad Car Park structure, I'm not sure if it's still there.

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/6835/smmakati856es.jpg

Thanks kuyageezer! great photos, interesting to see SM North & its surroundings back then.

Hi Sinjin,

Found these in my photo albums..

SM North circa 1985. It was only one week old at the time.
http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/3524/smnorthedsa9sn.jpg


Wow, thanks for the great photos KuyaGeezer. Jamaicus description was right that it had no glass at all. :) BTW, what's that mountain or hill-like thing at the upper left of the photo?

^^ back then malls are made with no/few windows.

hmmm it really looks like a factory of something. :D

I can still remember when I was abou 4 to 5 years old and the interior of SM north edsa. Mud was virtualy everywhere on the floor and it was like a BAZAAR!!!

Wow, thanks for the great photos KuyaGeezer. Jamaicus description was right that it had no glass at all. :) BTW, what's that mountain or hill-like thing at the upper left of the photo?

I really don't know. I was thinking about that myself. I only noticed after viewing this photo magnified like this. Can anybody else out there anwer this?

Here's an example of those escalatored overpass

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/ashley_30303/overpass.jpg

BDW, Sorry if this is a little bit off topic. Just want to share this one. :)

where this at, wow

^^Sa Las Piñas City... near Cavite and Parañaque. :)

^^Specifically along Alabang-Zapote Road, dame dyan.

^^ OY!!! Game ka na ba!!! It's already passed 12!!!

^^ No game for today. I haven't prepared since I was off for an emergency an hour ago. And bad3p talaga today. Sorry. :(

^^ OK.Can I take over.

^^ huuuaaatt!! sheesh... I'm just hoping I could make some points there. hehe

if i'm not late.. the uniwide in north reclamation area in cebu. it now looks like an abandon place. and squatters are now lurking in the area.

i saw a picture of this once... its an eyesore... sana nga gibain :bash: nalang nila, or gamitin nila. sayang eh. :)

Wala na strike na yung quizmaster bee niyo.

^^Yeah, just scan the previous pages of this thread. I posted it here previously. ;)

^^ ey I saw your post sa GKB thread, yup nag bibigay ng negative si Sinjin! hehe kakagulat nuh.

Ayon daw sa kanyang patakaran, bawal ang anumang posts na walang relation sa pinaguusapan. Ang lumabag sa patakaran ay maaaring may kaukulang bagbabawas sa iskor sa kanyang estado sa laro...:D

go Sinjin...luffet!

Thanks kuyageezer! great photos, interesting to see SM North & its surroundings back then.

You're quite welcome! We all do our part to contribute to the success of this amazing forum. I'm curious now to see a comparison shot of SM North and its surroundings. How about SM Makati? Has that changed as well?

its year end sale at megamall... juz been there awhile ago.. no traffic.. everything is pretty smooth!

I visited Uniwide Coastal Mall just before Christmas, the warehouse club, Jollibee and tiangges seem to be doing ok business. But they only occupy like less than 1/3 of the massive mall area. Everything else is shuttered and abandoned. Depressing talaga. They have some signs up saying that they want to convert some space into call center offices, but I don't think they'll have an easy time getting locators because the look of the place is just so depressing and poorly maintained. Busted lights, exposed wiring, broken glass, cobwebs. They can shoot a movie about a "haunted mall" here.

Another flopped mall that I know off in Manila is the Metro mall in Las Pinas! It used to be one of the busiest malls in that part of the city before SM Southmall opened!

^^ It seems all the Uniwide's are failing.

^^ How about the Uniwide Warehouses? I think they're doing great.

is there any SM Mall that actually failed? :dunno:

wasnt there an actually a SM shoemart store in quiapo back in the 80s, its shoemart like what it said.

is there any SM Mall that actually failed? :dunno:

For me, SM Cebu failed ONCE. And that's why they decided to refurbish the mall beginning last year. Ngayon, they are starting to rise again but they can never reclaim their previous glory that's now with Ayala Center. :nono: :D

I went to Quiapo last three months ago and I saw this mall, as they call it, hidding in the middle of the changges and stalls. and its actually the SM Quiapo. Good thing its still standing. :)

NO i know there was an SM in quiapo, and they were only selling shoes in this store. then, i remembered they built an SM near the train station by carriedo before they built the one by centerpoint

^^ :) yyupp...well, Im just telling everyone that I only discovered this SM Quiapo last 3 months ago.

^^ I didn't even know that there's an SM Quiapo. ;)

^^ hehe galing noh... hmm BDW, you should know that Sinjin. :D

^^ Sorry, I may be a mall addict but I'm not so into SM Malls. :D Nabuhayan lang ng konti dahil sa SM Mall of Asia. ;)

^^ ooohh... I myself is not a big fan when it comes to SM malls...
I prefer the Ayala Malls... :)

Today, our malls generate over 120 million visits annually.

Their malls have 120 million visitors annually? Okay, let's do the math.
120 million visitors a year
(120 million / 12 months)
10 million visitors a month
(10 million / 30 days)
333,333 visitors per day

Imagine that, 333,333 visitors per day FOR ALL THE 18 ROBINSONS MALLS

1,665,196 Average daily pedestrian count in all 22 SM Supermalls, on any given day

^^1,665,196 daily shopper traffic for 22 supermalls

Our sales have improved 5% mainly from the 1 million daily shopper traffic in our Makati mall; 100,000 in our Alabang Mall, 180,000 in our Cebu mall and 200,000 in Market Market

^^Total of 1,480,000 daily shopper traffic for 4 Ayala Malls.


MORE MATH:
Robinsons' Malls Daily Shopper Traffic : SM Supermalls Daily Shopper Traffic
333,333 : 1,200,000
1 : 3.6

its year end sale at megamall... juz been there awhile ago.. no traffic.. everything is pretty smooth!

I guess majority of the malls in the whole Philippine Archipelago are holding their year-end sales to empty out their inventories.

Infact, I was able to buy a pair of shoes at P700 (Originally priced at P1400) :colgate:

EDIT: I edited the price. I had a typo error by typing 500 instead of 700.

^kala ko hanggang sekwenta lang kaya mo sinhino
hindi mo ko niloloko nito huh

^^ Ano pong sekwenta ang ibig n'yong sabihin?

I am not joking. :nono: If you'd demand, I'll scan the receipt for you.

please scan, may we see it, pls post it in samahan

^^ Wait, what were you trying to mean kanina in this statement:

kala ko hanggang sekwenta lang kaya mo sinhino

I don't understand.

^i said that you only buy shoes in those amount, so you would be able to save money for your future savings account

Ah okay. Anyway, in my case, I was able to afford it since I already received my Christmas checks. :D

And here's the receipt. Sorry if it's torn out and sorry for the cheap receipt! It's just from Gaisano Mactan so don't expect much. ;)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/scan.jpg

totoong resibo, mo yan. hindi mo napulot tapos pinakita sakin

^^ Naku naman Tee-boy (new name.lol), you don't seem to trust me. If you want, I could invite my dad to have a video conference streaming to prove that I really bought a pair of shoes.

^saan sin-hino, ilang taon na ba tatay mo. baka dalin mo kaibigan mo tapos ipakausap sakin, ayoko nun :nono:

i notice that tee boy, bakit mo nasabi yan, sinjin, something bothers you

^^ Kaya nga video conference eh. Don't you get it. :D
And if you'd like, punan pa natin ng I.D., Birth Certificate, School Report Card, NBI Clearance at anu pa ba?!?

>>Bakit ayaw mong maniwala ha? What's with me? :D

^okay, naniniwala na ko, picture naman nun please. i really need to see if thats real shoes you bought and not some other thing

^^ Okay, for a while, I'll get my cam.

^^Still uploading in PhotoBucket, for a few moments.

As requested by Tigidig: Here it is, the story:

Inside the plastic
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/P1000780.jpg

Binubuksan ang plastic
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/P1000781.jpg

Bahagyang binubuksan ang shoebox
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/P1000782.jpg

Nabuksan na!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/P1000783.jpg

Zoom sa loob ng shoes!
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/P1000784.jpg

THE END!

^your funny sin hino, now atleast i dont think i have to speak to your father pertaining about your shoes. you did a great job exposing me to your gibi shoes.

^^ :lol: Lol, just to clarify that, it took me about half an hour! :D

kaya pala nawawala ka sa game ka na ba nakikipagsocialize ka sa mga contestants. hmmp.

Cool. Pero... wah!!!, nagcheck lang ako ng Mall thread natin tapos.... nasusunog na pala yung niluluto kong ham. Eto o...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/ham.jpg

Yun na nga lang ang kakainin ko for lunch eh tapos nasunog pa. Late na nga yung lunch ko kasi 3:30pm na tapos wala pa akong makakain kundi yung sunog na ham na 1/4 lang ang edible part kasi nga sunog na yung iba. ...hayyyy, buhay nga naman o, parang life.

^thats very hardcore

^^ Whhaaaaattt? 'Wag isakripisyo ang kalusugan para sa SSC. :nono: :D

^ :D Naaliw kasi ako dun sa story nung sapatos mo eh, kaso ang laki ng size nung mga pic kaya ang tagal mag-load, nung natapos nang magload yungg pics ng sapatos mo... tada!!! sunog na rin pala yung ham ko. :colgate:

^^ hahaha! that's funny aaron... wawa kanaman...

anyways, astig naman ang pagdedebate ng magkuya..."The Gibi Shoes Story" :D

^^ ano kaya ang susunod na kabanata sa story ng magkuya lol

aaron: cool ham! I thought it was.....seaweed!!!! :rotflmao:

For me, SM Cebu failed ONCE. And that's why they decided to refurbish the mall beginning last year. Ngayon, they are starting to rise again but they can never reclaim their previous glory that's now with Ayala Center. :nono: :D

so what's the criteria of a failed shopping mall? there's gotta be more than just shopper traffic. if an SM mall lost a significant number of shoppers to a rival mall doesn't necessarily translate to failing or sumthin :dunno:

^^ ooohh... I myself is not a big fan when it comes to SM malls...
I prefer the Ayala Malls... :)

same here! coz they got fewer malls to remember :lol:

^^ Some SM malls carry only the name but doesn't offer the same services as the other big SM malls.

wooooh... high heels leather shoes you got there.. hehe

same here! coz they got fewer malls to remember :lol:

Don't worry Rusty 'cause sooner or later, an Ayala mall will expand/rise in these areas:

>Quezon City (North Triangle Mall)
>Market! Market! Annex
>Greenbelt 5
>Cebu Annex
>Cebu (2nd Ayala Mall)
>Bacolod
>Iloilo
>Davao
>Butuan
>Sucat
>Las Piñas
>Quezon City (not yet specified)
>Laguna (not yet specified)
>Cavite (not yet specified)
>Pampanga (not yet specified)

i need new school shoes too... inggit naman aq. :)

@thomasian: sarap parin ung sunog na ham... :) hehehe... nagugutom pala aq.

^^ uy I see cavite on the list!!! whee

^^ Some SM malls carry only the name but doesn't offer the same services as the other big SM malls.

i agree..


@sinjin... dude, wers d list from...? nice sites for development. :cheers:

Cool. Pero... wah!!!, nagcheck lang ako ng Mall thread natin tapos.... nasusunog na pala yung niluluto kong ham. Eto o...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/ham.jpg

Yun na nga lang ang kakainin ko for lunch eh tapos nasunog pa. Late na nga yung lunch ko kasi 3:30pm na tapos wala pa akong makakain kundi yung sunog na ham na 1/4 lang ang edible part kasi nga sunog na yung iba. ...hayyyy, buhay nga naman o, parang life.

oh... it's burnt ham.... cool!

I remember that a Glorietta mall was on the works in Angeles but pulled out when SM decided to build SM Clark.

Don't worry Rusty 'cause sooner or later, an Ayala mall will expand/rise in these areas:

>Quezon City (North Triangle Mall)
>Market! Market! Annex
>Greenbelt 5
>Cebu Annex
>Cebu (2nd Ayala Mall)
>Bacolod
>Iloilo
>Davao
>Butuan
>Sucat
>Las Piñas
>Quezon City (not yet specified)
>Laguna (not yet specified)
>Cavite (not yet specified)
>Pampanga (not yet specified)

nice! thanks for that infos :D dyou have target completion dates as well?

so what's the criteria of a failed shopping mall? there's gotta be more than just shopper traffic. if an SM mall lost a significant number of shoppers to a rival mall doesn't necessarily translate to failing or sumthin :dunno:

i think a mall's success is not about how many people go into it... but on how many people spends in it and how much the developer get profits from it...

take for example shang and megamall... there are awfully alot of people sa megamall compared sa shang but both malls are considered successful kase they both profit.

Robinson's Novaliches... was slaughterd by SM fairview... the mall was barely open for 6 months... unwilling defeat... nag-renovate sila... made evrything simpler...and rented a whole floor for a call center... now kahit konti ung pedestrian traffic nila... that mall can be considered a success kase they made better use for the wasted space and they created a market for their own mall

How about the LORES Plaza in Antipolo, it really didnt succeded. ilang beses na nag sara at bukas ang cinema nila, madumi kasi ang sinehan nila e. even Shopwise out bested it :)

lores? nyeh... no comment... i stopped going there years back.. sana ibenta nalang xa nung sumulong family to the sy's... dba joshua888? ur from antipolo din pala... saan ka sa antipolo?

Another Giant Mall, in the next 4 years,
now, in the heart of Quezon City

Araneta Center Inc., now under the leadership of Jose’s son Jorge, intends to regain the center’s former glory. And then some. In the next four years the company plans to complete a 3.5 million-square-foot mall (325,160 square meters), which will connect directly to the two mass transit railway terminals outside the center, and to build nearly 900,000 square feet of offices, a hotel and apartments.

The planned seven-level shopping center, called the Millennium Mall, is to be built around the recently renovated stadium, with 500,000 square feet of shopping on each floor. Besides offering a range of American and European stores new to the Philippines, it will house 366,000 square feet (34,0002 square meters) of entertainment tenants, including a full-size ice skating rink, a multiplex cinema and IMAX theater, a bowling alley and a children’s and family entertainment center as well as other attractions, said Solomon.


The owners also are considering building an additional, 200,000-square-foot mall (18,580 square meters), which they want to call Manhattan Mall, with housing on top.

I've been looking for this for a long time already since I lost this last year. Anyway, here's my dull mall creation last year.

MAIN BUILDING OF SSV (Sinjin Shopping Village) Cebu

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/ssvcebu1.jpg

I've been looking for this for a long time already since I lost this last year. Anyway, here's my dull mall creation last year.

MAIN BUILDING OF SSV (Sinjin Shopping Village) Cebu

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d32/jadesinjin/ssvcebu1.jpg

what a mall... you gave me another reason to go visit cebu... hehehe... if ever this gets built. :cheers2:

I'm looking for a mall space in either Glorietta or Mall of Asia or both for a boutique. Already inquired with Ayala Leasing but they said they don't have an available space. Was wondering if you guys have contacts inside, or know of existing boutique lessees who are interested to sublease their spaces or others who want to "sell" their boutique space? I'm willing to negotiate.

Please pm me =) Thanks =)

lores? nyeh... no comment... i stopped going there years back.. sana ibenta nalang xa nung sumulong family to the sy's... dba joshua888? ur from antipolo din pala... saan ka sa antipolo?
Yeah dapat lang...ang mga pinupuntahan na lang doon ay mga computer shops at ang metro bank also the Badminton court, and after all those mentioned there is no more place (or spaces) of interest, it is really lonely...
well I'm from Pine City Royale Brgy. San Roque:colgate:

well i dont know is it being a fact that any local operator of a mall witha future sm nearby will eventually die a natureal death ha ha ha talking abt "unfair" competitiion, i dont know abt fairmart and isetann are they dead???

Isetann is still in the business!... good for them :)

Yeah dapat lang...ang mga pinupuntahan na lang doon ay mga computer shops at ang metro bank also the Badminton court, and after all those mentioned there is no more place (or spaces) of interest, it is really lonely...
well I'm from Pine City Royale Brgy. San Roque:colgate:

i'm also from san roque... sa cristimar vill... sa may barangay hall. :)

hehehe... :cheers2:

lagi ngang pila sa metrobank don. ewan. kaya cguro nagtayo sila ng bago sa may pldt...

ey... may bago tayong national bookstore... nakita mo na...? lalo nanaman nawalan ng costumer ung school supplies store (liza?) sa lores.

i'm also from san roque... sa cristimar vill... sa may barangay hall. :)

hehehe... :cheers2:

lagi ngang pila sa metrobank don. ewan. kaya cguro nagtayo sila ng bago sa may pldt...

ey... may bago tayong national bookstore... nakita mo na...? lalo nanaman nawalan ng costumer ung school supplies store (liza?) sa lores.

thats the village infront of my former school!(for 1 year only)...are you going to the internet cafe in that village?
Btw, the national bookstore is beautiful, it will also compete with merriam webster bookstore(correct me if i'm wrong)...also the bookstore of LORES there are really small amounts of costumers going there sometimes there are really no costumers at all, even the small bookstores in M.L. Quezon outbested that bookstore

Ey... have you seen this very strange sign at Greenbelt 3?

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c78/eatabagel/52805883_770f161058.jpg

Here's a blog entry about the sign: http://www.livejournal.com/users/lushlush/190093.html

And here's the background text from that blog:

This is one of the most bizarre signs I have ever encountered. The sign is comical in itself: stick figure rides up the escalator and bumps his head on a hanging sign, the impact causing VIOLENT RED RAYS OF PAIN. Beware! All is well and good until, armed with a newfound caution, you look around for the offending object and realize that IT'S A SIGN ABOUT THE SIGN ITSELF.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c78/eatabagel/52805877_7462c56d05.jpg

It's located above the midpoint of the escalator between the 2nd and 3rd floors of Greenbelt 3. The logic behind the existence of this self-referential sign escapes me! What is it for? Why is it there? Did whoever put it up realize that if there were no sign, there would be no need to warn about it? Is this a joke from the developers? Is it a lesson in recursiveness? Is it a philosophical prop? What does it all mean? Why are WE here?

Owwww, my head....

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HUH?!?! Very strange indeed... A self referential sign. Shall I start bringing out my existentialism books to help me explain this?

Anyway, visit the blog. There seems to be an explanation there.

^^ hahaha.. hilarious!!!!

hahahaha.. we're turning japanese?

that sign made me have an asthma attack... :cheers2:

well.. that sign is supposed to warn the people using the escalator that they should avoid extending their head off the escalator that they might hit the floor above as they go up... :D

I see it often but yeah it's only now that I realize that the sign has the figure of itself in it.. hehehe....

^^ I believe Ayala's not dumb to place that there without any reason. The reason behind? I dunno. ;)

The actual piece of plexiglass is not dumb and does make sense--- it's there to prevent stupid people from sticking their heads out and getting decapitated when the escalator goes past a piece of structural concrete. They will hit the plexiglass and get hurt a little bit and stick their heads back in line instead of hitting concrete and getting hurt a lot (with blood, guts and gore if we're lucky).

But the actual sign is pretty dumb of Ayala. Come on now... you can't expect the most respected company in the Philippines to not make mistakes.

I actually think that out of all the mistakes any company can make, this one was a pretty good one to make because it's entertaining, bizarre and puzzling. It also allows us to think about a great variety of existential philosophical questions like:
- The sign's purpose would not be there if the sign wasn't there?
- You are what you say you are?

anyone who could provide any news about the ayala north triangle mall? :)

The actual piece of plexiglass is not dumb and does make sense--- it's there to prevent stupid people from sticking their heads out and getting decapitated when the escalator goes past a piece of structural concrete. They will hit the plexiglass and get hurt a little bit and stick their heads back in line instead of hitting concrete and getting hurt a lot (with blood, guts and gore if we're lucky).

But the actual sign is pretty dumb of Ayala. Come on now... you can't expect the most respected company in the Philippines to not make mistakes.

I actually think that out of all the mistakes any company can make, this one was a pretty good one to make because it's entertaining, bizarre and puzzling. It also allows us to think about a great variety of existential philosophical questions like:
- The sign's purpose would not be there if the sign wasn't there?
- You are what you say you are?

Maybe, the plexiglass sign was designed to keep the people from extending thier heads outside of the escalator area while they are reading and trying to figure out what the sign means. Knowing how some Pinoys are regressive and obstinate, once you put up a sign "Do Not Extend Your Head or any Body Part Outside Escalator Area", they will sooner do so. Remember "Bawal Umihi Dito" and "No Crossing" signs? People will just ignore those and do exactly what the signs are warning them not to do. I think they employed a psychological expert when designing that sign. Or maybe, it's a Candid Camera moment. There is a hidden camera somewhere to monitor people's reactions towards the sign. Hey, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera." :)

BTW, I liked the Gateway Mall ibeside the Araneta Center in Cubao when I visited it last. It had an inner Atrium with beautiful interior tropical garden and with sunlight being filtered from the sky. I wish I was able to take pictures. The have a movie house just for a small group where you can have a special viewing of movies. Great to impress a date.

anyone who could provide any news about the ayala north triangle mall? :)
All I can say is that it is getting bigger and bigger.