The Movie in My Backyard: SMDC opens Light Mall in Mandaluyong

SM Development Corporation (SMDC) opened its newest residential mall dubbed Light Mall at Light Residences in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, the SMDC mall that is first to offer a digital cinema experience for its residents and neighboring communities.

Imagine just going down the elevator to catch the latest on the big screen with Light Mall’s three state-of-the-art digital cinemas with approximately 100 seats each.

Light Mall is designed by award-winning international architectural design firm SPARK and spans a total leasable area of 12,672 square meters. It is the fourth SMDC mall after Jazz Mall in Makati, Sun Mall and MPlace Mall in Quezon City.

Light Mall will offer utmost convenience to its residents with its roster of dining options and services.

One can dine in any of the following popular restaurants: Chef Lau’s Pugon Roasters, Taisho Ramen, Eduardo’s Peri-Peri and US diner themed restaurant, American Eggheads. Other dining and food establishments located at the Light Mall are Classic Savory, Formosa Bakery, Sbarro, Shakey’s and Wendy’s.

As anchor tenants, Light Mall houses Savemore, Watsons, Automatic Centre, Ace Hardware, BDO, & National Bookstore. The mall also features tenants for Cyberzone, Wellness, and Services.

“With Light Mall, we wanted to offer our residents the utmost convenience, a home where they can entertain family and friends at the cinema and dine at a number of restaurants just a few floors down; a home where they can avail of multiple services and readily access mass transport systems to take them to work, school or any other destination of their choice. We have our residents’ needs in mind with every new development. This is our motivation as we harness the synergies of the SM Group of Companies to bring special lifestyle offerings to the communities where we operate,” SMDC Executive Vice President Jose Mari Banzon said.

Launched in March 2010, Light Residences is a three-tower residential condominium development that offers Ready-for-Occupancy units, and boasts of five-star amenities and its very own mall. Perfect for people-on-the-go, Light Residences is strategically located at Madison St. corner EDSA, a main thoroughfare. It is conveniently linked to the Boni-EDSA MRT station that transports people to any point in Metro Manila.

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Security Bank Corporation concludes CBA negotiations with Security Bank Employees’ Union

Security Bank Corporation (SBC) and Security Bank Employees’ Union (SBEU-PTGWO) reached an amicable conclusion to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for 2014-2016, affirming the existence of a harmonious labor-management relationship within. The formal signing ceremony, spearheaded by Management Panel Chairman Joselito E. Mape and Union President Carlo Gabriel O. Tabia, was held at the Security Bank Head Office, Makati City. Also present during the ceremony were SBC Executive Vice Presidents Eduardo M. Olbes and Rafael S. Algarra, Jr. and SBC President Alberto S. Villarosa.

Photo shows from left to right: (seated) EVP Eduardo M. Olbes, RCMB-IVB Director Jay Jasper B. Javines, Atty. Arnel Z. Dolendo, SBC President Alberto S. Villarosa, SBEU-PTGWO President Carlo Gabriel O. Tabia, Management Panel Chairman SVP Joselito E. Mape, Management Counsel Ma. Natividad A. Tankiang, RCMB-NCR Director Edgar G. Aquino, (standing) EVP Rafael S. Algarra Jr., Angelo Bien C. Magpantay, Union Counsel Atty. Arvin C. Dolendo, Lucille Anadyl T. Fajardo, Jelly Ann B. Ybabao, SVP Belen W. Au, Juan Miguel P. Gonzalez, VP Ma. Victoria B. Dimayuga, FVP Helen L. Chua, FVP Marlette P. Brodett, Kurt Patrick B. Hernandez, Honeylet O. Paggao, FVP Dante T. Fuentes.

Security Bank Corporation concludes CBA negotiations with Security Bank Employees’ Union

Security Bank Corporation (SBC) and Security Bank Employees’ Union (SBEU-PTGWO) reached an amicable conclusion to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for 2014-2016, affirming the existence of a harmonious labor-management relationship within. The formal signing ceremony, spearheaded by Management Panel Chairman Joselito E. Mape and Union President Carlo Gabriel O. Tabia, was held at the Security Bank Head Office, Makati City. Also present during the ceremony were SBC Executive Vice Presidents Eduardo M. Olbes and Rafael S. Algarra, Jr. and SBC President Alberto S. Villarosa.

Photo shows from left to right: (seated) EVP Eduardo M. Olbes, RCMB-IVB Director Jay Jasper B. Javines, Atty. Arnel Z. Dolendo, SBC President Alberto S. Villarosa, SBEU-PTGWO President Carlo Gabriel O. Tabia, Management Panel Chairman SVP Joselito E. Mape, Management Counsel Ma. Natividad A. Tankiang, RCMB-NCR Director Edgar G. Aquino, (standing) EVP Rafael S. Algarra Jr., Angelo Bien C. Magpantay, Union Counsel Atty. Arvin C. Dolendo, Lucille Anadyl T. Fajardo, Jelly Ann B. Ybabao, SVP Belen W. Au, Juan Miguel P. Gonzalez, VP Ma. Victoria B. Dimayuga, FVP Helen L. Chua, FVP Marlette P. Brodett, Kurt Patrick B. Hernandez, Honeylet O. Paggao, FVP Dante T. Fuentes.

Security Bank Corporation concludes CBA negotiations with Security Bank Employees’ Union

Security Bank Corporation (SBC) and Security Bank Employees’ Union (SBEU-PTGWO) reached an amicable conclusion to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for 2014-2016, affirming the existence of a harmonious labor-management relationship within. The formal signing ceremony, spearheaded by Management Panel Chairman Joselito E. Mape and Union President Carlo Gabriel O. Tabia, was held at the Security Bank Head Office, Makati City. Also present during the ceremony were SBC Executive Vice Presidents Eduardo M. Olbes and Rafael S. Algarra, Jr. and SBC President Alberto S. Villarosa.

Photo shows from left to right: (seated) EVP Eduardo M. Olbes, RCMB-IVB Director Jay Jasper B. Javines, Atty. Arnel Z. Dolendo, SBC President Alberto S. Villarosa, SBEU-PTGWO President Carlo Gabriel O. Tabia, Management Panel Chairman SVP Joselito E. Mape, Management Counsel Ma. Natividad A. Tankiang, RCMB-NCR Director Edgar G. Aquino, (standing) EVP Rafael S. Algarra Jr., Angelo Bien C. Magpantay, Union Counsel Atty. Arvin C. Dolendo, Lucille Anadyl T. Fajardo, Jelly Ann B. Ybabao, SVP Belen W. Au, Juan Miguel P. Gonzalez, VP Ma. Victoria B. Dimayuga, FVP Helen L. Chua, FVP Marlette P. Brodett, Kurt Patrick B. Hernandez, Honeylet O. Paggao, FVP Dante T. Fuentes.