Shangri-la Plaza

The Shangri-La Plaza Corporation (SLPC) was established in November 1991. SLPC manages the Shangri-La Plaza – the country’s premier upscale shopping and lifestyle destination. The Shangri-La Plaza offers its customers a complete and carefully selected mix of superior goods and services in well-planned merchandise zones. Esteemed names in fashion and lifestyle including Zara, Paul Smith, Cartier and Escada have taken residence within the mall. The Shangri-La Plaza also plays host to events, performances and exhibits showcasing the best of the metro’s culture and arts.

In 2003, the mall was awarded the Best Shopping Center of the Year by the Department of Trade and Industry and the Philippine Retailers Association.

With its span of successes and retail excellence, The Shangri-La Plaza continues to realize its vision of being Manila’s top lifestyle destination.

Shangri-La Plaza is an upscale shopping mall situated in the Ortigas Center, a business/commercial district in Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

It is surrounded by four streets in the commercial area, namely, Internal Avenue, St. Francis Avenue, Shaw Boulevard and the major highway EDSA. Affectionately called The Shang, this seven-storey structure is also accessible through the Shaw Boulevard MRT Station in the fifth floor which connects it to the Manila Metro Rail Transit System.

It is also the only retail arm of Kuok Group of Companies, the owner of the worldwide chain of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

For more information, visit www.shangrila-plaza.com

BY :FRANCIUS B. BALDEMORO

TriNoMa

TriNoma, or Triangle North of Manila, is a large shopping mall in Quezon City in the Philippines owned by property development firm Ayala Land Inc. Opened in 2007, the mall is located on the side of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, near the North Avenue MRT Station in Quezon City, giving significant market competition to the nearby SM City North EDSA as one of the largest malls in Manila's metropolitan area

BY: FRANCIUS B. BALDEMORO

SM Megamall

SM Megamall is a a large shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the third SM Supermall 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 is measured with a land area of approximately 18-hectares and has a total floor area of an estimated 348,000 m², making it the third largest shopping mall in the country and seventh largest shopping mall in the world. Megamall is the mall that gave attention to Filipinos to make way for the malling experience.

The mall attracts a daily foot traffic of 800,000 people. Currently, SM Megamall is under major renovation and expansion with the 3-hectare parking lot in front of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) will be redeveloped into more mall space. When finished, it will be envisioned to become the largest mall in the country, surpassing SM City North EDSA.

The mall has the maximum capacity of 4 million people.

• Constructed in 1989
• Opened its doors on June 28, 1991

By: KIM QUI T. ROLDAN

SM Mall of Asia (MOA)

SM Mall of Asia (MOA) is a shopping mall owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall developer and owner in the Philippines. SM Mall of Asia is the second largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the 4th largest shopping mall in the world. It has a land area of 42 hectares and has a gross floor area of an approximate 390,193 m² (4.2 million square feet) and 407,101 m² of total area. The mall is located at Bay City, Pasay City, Philippines just near the SM Central Business Park, the Manila Bay and the southern end of EDSA (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue). The mall attracts a daily foot traffic of 200,000 people.

• Construction began in mid-2002

By: KIM QUI T. ROLDAN

Gateway Mall

Gateway Mall is a shopping mall complex located at Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. Also underway at Araneta Center is a mall expansion and construction of the Gateway Tower. Gateway Mall has won some awards in terms of its mall design and tenant mix which made the mall to become the 2006-2007 shopping mall of the year. The mall features more than 300 shops and restaurants anchored by Rustan's, Food Express, a 9 Digital Cineplex and a Globe Platinum Cinema and a games arcade.

• 2003 - Constructed
• 2004 - Opened

By: KIM QUI T. ROLDAN