SM City Olongapo now fully open
GREAT shopping, leisure and entertainment came to life in Zambales when SM City Olongapo, SM Prime Holdings' 42nd supermall, formally opened its doors to the public on February 10.Strategically located on Magsaysay Drive corner Gordon Avenue in the city's Central Business District, the seven-story, 40,863-sq-m mall will serve customers in Zambales, Bataan and other nearby provinces.
Situated at the southern part of Zambales and the northwestern interior of the Subic Bay area, Olongapo was once the site of a US naval base. Today, it is a city known for its innovative methods of urban management, pioneering an integrated solid-waste management system, volunteerism, organized vendors, and a color-coded transport system, among other things. It has also brought much honor to the country with international awards like the Unesco Cities for Peace representing Asia and the Pacific in 1997 and the Konrad Adenauer Local Medal of Excellence in 1999.
The opening of SM City Olongapo is a catalyst for employment and business opportunities, as well as lifestyle trends for residents of this bustling city. With the SM Department Store and SM Supermarket as its major anchors, it also features SM mainstays like the SM Appliance Center, ACE Express and Watsons.
Eating-out options include popular international and local food chains like Pizza Hut, KFC, Jollibee. Mang Inasal, Greenwich, Chowking, Savory Classic and Hainanese Delights. Banking services and three state-of-the-art digital cinemas-the first such theaters in the city-complete the shopping experience.
For customer convenience, SM City Olongapo has allotted three levels of parking with more than 300 slots, as well as a color-coded jeepney terminal just across the mall.
With its 6 cities; Cebu , Danao, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Toledo and Talisay; and its 47 smaller towns, Cebu has more than kept pace with the nation's progress. Today the island province leads in traditional and non-traditional exports and has the highest economic growth rate anywhere in the country. Likewise, recent indications pointed out that Cebu has become the country's favorite tourist destination. In contrast to the bustling metropolis, the rest of Cebu 's 167 islets and islands are lined with idyllic white sandy beaches and pristine clear waters. Cebu has gained wide popularity for fantastic diving grounds evidenced by the proliferation of resorts which offer luxurious accommodations, excellent dive facilities and the services of competent dive masters and dive guides. Cebu 's strategic location makes it ideal for those who wish to travel to the other islands and provinces by plan, boat or bus. No place could be too far from Cebu.