SM Mall of Asia
The SM Mall of Asia is a shopping mall that opened on May 21, 2006 and is the Philippines’ largest mall, surpassing its cousin, SM Megamall, and the third biggest mall in the world in terms of gross floor size. It is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, under the management of Henry Sy, a Filipino-Chinese business tycoon — regarded as one of the wealthiest men in Asia. (Forbes 2006 ranks him as the 14th richest person in southeast Asia, and “Henry Sy and family” as 74th richest person in the “Asia and Australia” region)
During its opening day on May 21, there were 1 million visitors, more than the regular visitors of Megamall and SM north combined. The next day, 400 thousand visitors came. Henry Sy says that a lot of customers came from provinces. The taipan invested 7 billion pesos in Mall of Asia’s 500 outlets, 180 restaurants and other facilities. Sy expressed that the investments manifest his strong confidence in the Philippine future.
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Filed under Shopping | Comments OffPolluted river near 168 Mall
On the way to the 168 Mall in Divisoria, one passes by this dirty river along Juan Luna St. It’s literally black and strewn with garbage.
