SM City Cauayan conducts annual Fire Drill

SM City Cauayan conducts annual Fire Drill

In coherence with the campaign of Bureau of Fire Protection on Fire Prevention this month of March, SM City Cauayan conducts its annual Fire Drill today.

Annual Fire drill is one of the company’s effort to guarantee the readiness and preparedness of its tenants and employees to respond on fire incidence.

This simulation is conducted in collaboration with Bureau of Fire Protection-Cauayan City, City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office/Rescue 922 and Philippine National Police.

Around 340 mall employees, mall tenants’ employees, security guards and agency personnel took part on the drill. The drill aims at training its employees to be familiar with the fire alarm and evacuation signals, the fire exits and evacuation routes, and procedures for evacuation.

Simulated situations were prepared to showcase the disaster response skills of Emergency Response Group (ERG) of SM City Cauayan. Situations such as responding to injured victims and pregnant woman were carried out to check the mall’s ERG skills.

The drill also aims in enhancing the coordination of the mall’s ERG with the friendly-forces in the community during emergency situations and its ability to account the people within the mall premises.

The Fire drill is one of the annual activities conducted by the mall to freshen-up the responsibilities of each member of the Emergency Response Group and to equip the mall employees with skills that they can use during fire incidences.

It also aims to evaluate the preparedness, logistics and capability of the mall in handling disaster situations. It is part of the company’s continuous efforts to ensure the safety of the mall-goers and employees.

SM "BEAR'S OF JOY", A gift of Love and Joy

SM ‘Bears of Joy’, a gift a love and joy

          The true spirit of Christmas lives every day with SM as it turn-over and draw smiles to its beneficiaries the donated bears from its ‘Bears of Joy’ campaign recently.

          Bears of Joy 2017 campaign in SM City Cauayan were able to raise around 600 bears from its shoppers and employees who have whole-heartedly supported the campaign since it started last November 2017 during the mall’s Christmas centerpiece launch.

          It is a program where shoppers can buy a pair of stuffed bear, keeping one for themselves and donating the other one to the chosen charitable institution or to less fortunate children in the community where SM is located.

          Spearheaded by Ms. Sheila Marie Estabillo, Mall Manager and employees of SM City Cauayan gave love and joy to the members of Cauayan City PWD Office from the SPED classes of Cauayan North Central School and South Central School though SM’s Bears of Joy.

          All collected bears will be donated to SM’s chosen beneficiaries in the community where the mall is serving. The rest of the bears will be given to other SPED students and PWDs in the community.

          The SM ‘Bears of Joy’ campaign aims to encourage shoppers to give and share even the simplest gift to the less privilege people in the community. More so, its SM’s way of bringing joy and making everyone feel that SM cares for them.

          SM ‘Bears of Joy’ is a project of SM Cares, a division of SM Foundation and the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

MINISO - A Japanese Brand now open at SM City Cauayan

JAPANESE BRAND MINISO NOW AT SM CITY CAUAYAN

The opening of Japanese retailer Miniso at SM City Cauayan brings not only a brand but also a way of life to shoppers with its quality, creative and low-priced products.

Last year, Miniso Philippines opened its first store at SM City San Lazaro, followed by outlets at SM City East Ortigas, SM City Fairview, SM City Manila, SM City Sucat, SM Southmall, SM City Baliwag, SM Center Sangandaan, SM City Marilao, SM City San Jose Del Monte, SM City Trece Martires, SM Makati, SM City North EDSA, SM Store Cubao, SM City Iloilo, SM City Bacolod, SM CDO Downtown Premier, SM City Clark, SM City Pampanga, SM Center Muntinlupa, SM Savemore Market Tacloban, SM City Davao, SM City Masinag, SM Cherry Antipolo, SM City General Santos, SM City Puerto Princesa, SM Center Tuguegarao, SM City BF Paranaque, SM City Cebu and SM Center Pulilan.

With its partnership with the SM Retail Inc., Miniso brings fashion and leisure products ranging from Creative Home Necessities, Health & Beauty, Jewelry, Fashion Accessories, Stylistic Gifts, Office Supplies, Stationery Gifts, Seasonal Products, Boutique Package Decoration, Digital Accessories and Food and Drink perfect for its young and stylish shoppers.

Headquartered in Tokyo in Japan, Miniso was jointly founded by its Chief Designer Miyake Junya and Young Chinese Entrepreneur Jacky Ye with 3 core values: Quality, Idea and Low Price. 

Miniso dedicates itself exceeding customer expectations with quality and creatively well-designed products without breaking the bank. Miniso always persist in selecting fine materials from all over the world for amazing product creation.

MINISO is not just a brand name but also a way of life, standing on the consumers’ point when developing products, which is to restore product essence and to be one with nature. MINISO enriches our lives with a wide range of products at reasonable prices -- innovating towards the "basic" and "natural" essence.

With its environmental mission, Miniso constantly cooperates with global environmental protection organizations and aims to provide a variety of natural and environmental friendly products to consumers. The brand ensures that its products and materials are healthy and safe without harming the environment.

MINISO also creates a new business style, which combines fashion and leisure together, becoming a main force in the department stores and shopping centers. Realizing its advocacy of “fast fashion” towards quality life, the brand focuses on building a brand new recreational shopping atmosphere so that customers can experience a happy, fashionable and sound lifestyle in MINISO.

To date, it has opened more than 2,100 stores around the world - United States, Canada, Russia, Singapore, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, South Africa, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Miniso has also partnered with SM Advantage, the country’s largest loyalty program, to provide the latest reward system for its shoppers. SM Advantage entitles Miniso customers to earn SMAC points every time they shop at Miniso branches nationwide. Consequently, earned points can be used to purchase various merchandise – fashion, food home, beauty, personal care, and many others – at SM retail brands and affiliates nationwide.

SM Foundation Inc. Scholarship Program in Isabela

SM Foundation Inc. Scholarship Program in Isabela

SM Foundation Inc., the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Group of Companies is now accepting applications for the SM College Scholarship Program for the year 2018-2019.

The program is open to all public high school graduates and private high school graduates with DepEd voucher after completing Grade 10 from public schools in the following covered areas: Luzon - NCR, Albay, Batangas, Benguet, Bulacan, Cagayan,  Camarines Sur, Cavite, Isabela, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Rizal, Tarlac, and Zambales; Visayas - Capiz, Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, and  Negros Occidental; and in Mindanao - Agusan del  Norte, Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental, South Cotabato, and  Zamboanga del Sur.

Students with a general weighted average of at least 88% by the second or third grading period are qualified to apply for the scholarship program. An applicant should also belong to a family with an annual household income of P150, 000 or less.

Applications will be coursed through an online system through the education page of the SM Foundation website, www.sm-foundation.org where a list of partner colleges and universities are available. Interested applicants may email education@sm-foundation.org or call 552-7013 or 857-0100 loc 1681, 1684, 1687 & 1688.

Application period is until December 2017, SM Foundation will release a list of qualified applicants who will proceed to take the written examination and further screening.

Aside from the scholar’s tuition, SM Foundation will also provide allowances. SM is also encouraging its scholars to earn extra income by offering them jobs during summer vacation.

SM Foundation Scholars are not required to work for SM after graduation as payback for their education. 

Disney Christmas Village at SM City Cauayan

SM and Disney brings a Magical Holiday Season as they formally launch an amazing Disney Christmas Village at SM City Cauayan. The centerpiece features Mickey and Minnie adn a huge book as everyone has a happy experience to tell for every Christmas Season. Kids and kids-at-heart will certainly enjoy a Magical Moment at SM.