The Philippine Mall Experience
If you are visiting the Philippines, be sure to go malling. While malling may not make sense to native speakers of the English language, it does make perfect sense to a Filipino. Malling is a term used by many Filipinos to describe the act of going to and strolling at the mall. Malling is so prolific, it has become part of everyday life for Filipinos.
Over the past three decades, the proliferation of the malls in the Philippines has been unstoppable. To date, there are over 80 major malls all over the Philippine archipelago, and counting.
Back in the 80's and early 90's, if you wanted to go malling, you had to travel to Metro Manila. If you were coming from a province and visiting Manila, it was definitely something you didn't want to miss. Malling used to define the status quo. Only the affluent could go to the malls. All that changed with the advent of improved infrastructure and an expanded transportation system.
Multi-level malls are now being constructed in many towns and provinces outside Metro Manila, allowing access to more people. It is a resident's pride to have a mall or two built in his area. It indicates how progressive that town or province is.
The mall is your one-stop destination. It is not only a place where you can dine and shop, you can also go to the movies, workout in a gym, see your doctor, ice skate, find a travel agent, do your banking, play Bingo, buy lottery tickets, go bowling, pay bills, and more. It houses many specialty stores, health and beauty clinics, spas, amusement parks, videoke, playground for kids, restaurants, coffee shops, etc. If you don't want to spend your money, you can just hangout and watch people, or enjoy the Internet with the free Wi-Fi access offered in most malls.
Almost every mall has an atrium or Event Center where concerts and local events are held. Some special events that are held at the event center are beauty pageants, sing and dance contests, cheerleading competitions, inter-school competitions, product launching, wedding fairs, town fiestas, Halloween and Christmas celebrations, Sunday mass, TV shows, and more.
If you are worried about parking, fret no more. The malls have multi-level parking with room for anywhere from 300 to 4,000 cars. You can safely park your vehicles in open or covered parking spaces. Many malls offer free parking to entice more tourists and customers. Some mall's charge a flat-rate of Twenty to Forty-Five Pesos, or roughly around $0.40 to $1.00.
There are numerous malls in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, making Mall-hopping a favorite pastime for many Filipinos and tourists. Malls are so accessible, that people are going from one mall to another. On average, a person traveling in Manila will most probably drop by or pass through three to five malls in a day.
Public transportation terminals are located right outside the building so malls are easy to get to. Local transportation includes buses, jeepneys, tricycles, vans, taxis and the elevated trains (popularly known as the Metro Rail Transit), and the Light Rail Transit. You can easily go from mall to mall using public transportation.
Here is a list of malls you might want to visit while in the Philippines:
METRO MANILA
SM Mall of Asia
Mall Address: J.W. Diokno Boulevard, Mall of Asia Complex
CBP - 1A Pasay 1300, Philippines
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 10:00pm
SM Center Las Pinas
Mall Address: Alabang Zapote Road, Talon Dos, Las Pi–as City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM Center Muntinlupa
Mall Address: National Road, Bgy. Tunasan, Muntinlupa City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM Center Pasig
Mall Address: Frontera Verde, C - 5 Brgy. Ugong, Pasig City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM Center Valenzuela
Mall Address: McArthur Highway, Brgy. Karuhatan, Valenzuela City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Bicutan
Mall Address: Do–a Soledad Ave. Cor. West Service Road, Brgy. Don Bosco, Bicutan, Para–aque City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Fairview
Mall Address: Quirino Avenue cor Regalado St., Greater Lagro, Quezon City, Metro Manila
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Marikina
Mall Address: Marcos Highway, Barangay Calumpang, Marikina City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Manila
Mall Address: Natividad Almeda-Lopez corner A. Villegas and San Marcelino Streets, Ermita, Manila
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City North EDSA
Mall Address: SM City North Edsa, North Avenue corner EDSA, Quezon City Philippines
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm (Monday to Thursday, Sunday)
10:00am to 10:00pm (Friday & Saturday)
SM City Novaliches
Mall Address: Along Barangay San Bartolome, Quezon City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City San Lazaro
Mall Address: AH Lacson Avenue Cor Felix Huera St. Sta. Cruz, Manila
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Sta. Mesa
Mall Address: Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard cor Araneta, Quezon City, Metro Manila
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM Megamall
Mall Address: EDSA corner J. Vargas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Mall Hours: Sundays to Thursdays 10:00am to 9:00pm
Fridays and Saturdays 10:00am to 10:00pm
SM City Sucat
Mall Address: Dr. A. Santos Ave., Brgy. San Dionisio, Sucat, Para–aque City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM Southmall
Mall Address: Alabang -Zapote Road, Bgy. Almanza 1, Las Pinas City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Place Manila
Mall Address: Pedro Gil cor. Adriatico Sts., Ermita, Manila
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
The Podium
Mall Address: 12 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City
Mall Hours: Mondays to Thursdays 11:00am to 10:00pm
Fridays to Sundays 10:00am to 10:00pm
Forum Robinsons
Mall Address: No. 30 Edsa corner Pioneer St. Mandaluyong City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Galleria
Mall Address: EDSA cor. Ortigas Avenue, Quezon City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm Sunday to Thursday
10:00am to 10:00pm Friday & Saturday
Robinsons Place Pasig
Mall Address: Marcos Highway, Baranggay Dela Paz, Santolan, Pasig City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Place Novaliches
Mall Address: Baranggay Pasong-Putik, Quirino Highway, Novaliches, Quezon City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Glorietta
Mall Address: Makati City, Philippines
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 10:00pm
Alabang Town Center
Mall Address: Alabang
Mall Hours: Monday to Friday 11:00am to 9:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 10:00am to 10:00pm
Market! Market!
Mall Address: Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Bonifacio High Street
Mall Address: Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Mall Hours: 11:00am to 11:00pm
TriNoma
Mall Address: North EDSA, Quezon City
Mall Hours: Monday to Thursday 10:00am to 9:00pm
Friday to Sunday 10:00am to 10:00pm
LUZON
SM City Bacoor
Mall Address: General Emilio Aguinaldo Highway cor. Tirona Highway, Brgy. Habay, Bacoor, Cavite.
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Baguio
Mall Address: Upper Session Road, Luneta Hill, 2600 Baguio City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Baliwag
Mall Address: Brgy. Pagala, Baliwag Bulacan
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm on Weekdays
10:00am to 10:00pm on Weekends
SM City Batangas
Mall Address: Pastor Village, Barangay Pallocan West, Batangas City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Calamba
Mall Address: Along Maharlika hi-way, Brgy. Makiling, Calamba City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Clark
Mall Address: M. A. Roxas Highway, Brgy. Malabanias, Angeles City, Philippines
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Dasmari–as
Mall Address: SM City Dasmari–as GovernorÔs Drive Brgy Sampalok 1 Dasmari–as, Cavite
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Lipa
Mall Address: JP Laurel Hi-way, Lipa City, Lipa, Batangas
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Lucena
Mall Address: Brgy. Ibabang Dupay, Maharlika Highway cor. Dalahican Road, Lucena City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Marilao
Mall Address: Km. 21 McArthur Highway, Ibayo, Marilao, Bulacan
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Naga
Mall Address: CBD II, Brgy. Triangulo, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Pampanga
Mall Address: Olongapo-Gapan Road, Barangay Lagundi, Mexico, Pampanga (East Wing) and Barangay San Jose, City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Rosales
Mall Address: Carmen East, Rosales, Pangasinan
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Rosario
Mall Address: Barangay Tejero in Rosario, Cavite
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City San Pablo
Mall Address: Maharlika Highway, Riverina Subdivision, Barangay San Rafael, San Pablo City, Laguna
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Sta. Rosa
Mall Address: National highway, Barrio Tagapo, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Tarlac
Mall Address: SM City Tarlac, Mac Arthur Highway, San Roque, 2300, Tarlac City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Taytay
Mall Address: Manila East Road Brgy. Dolores Taytay, Rizal
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM Supercenter Molino
Mall Address: SM Supercenter Molino, Barangay Molino IV, Bacoor, Cavite
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Place Cainta
Mall Address: Bgy. Sto. Domingo, Ortigas Avenue Extension, Cainta Rizal
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm
Robinsons Place Dasmari–as
Mall Address: E. Aguinaldo Highway cor. Governors Drive, Sitio Palapala. Dasmari–as, Cavite
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Place Imus
Mall Address: Gen. E. Aguinaldo Highway, Imus, Cavite
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm Mondays to Fridays
10:00 am to 9:00 pm Saturdays and Sundays
Robinsons Place Sta Rosa
Mall Address: Old National Highway, Tagapo, Sta. Rosa, Laguna
Mall Hours: 10:00 am to 9:00
Robinsons Place Lipa
Mall Address: JP Laurel Highway Brgy, Mataas Lupa, Lipa City Batangas
Mall Hours: 10:00 am to 9:00
Robinsons Town Mall Los Ba–os
Mall Address: Lopez St. cor. National Road, Los Ba–os, Laguna
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm Sunday to Thursday
10:00am to 9:00pm Friday & Saturday
Robinsons Starmills Pampanga
Mall Address: Brgy San Jose City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Place Angeles
Mall Address: McArthur Highway, Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
VISAYAS
SM City Bacolod
Mall Address: SM City Bacolod Reclamation Area Bacolod City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Cebu
Mall Address: North Reclamantion Area, Cebu City, Cebu 6000
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Iloilo
Mall Address: Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue, West Diversion Road, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Place Bacolod
Mall Address: Lacson Street, Mandalagan, Bacolod City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 8:00pm
Robinsons Metro Bacolod
Mall Address: Araneta Singcang St., Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Place Cebu
Mall Address: Fuente Osme–a Boulevard Cebu City
Mall Hours: Level 1,2,3 Main Mall 10:00am to 8:00pm Daily
Lower Ground Level 9:00am to 8:30pm Daily
Robinsons Place Iloilo
Mall Address: Corner De Leon & Quezon Sts., Iloilo City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Ayala Center Cebu I
Mall Address: Cebu Business Park, Ayala Center Cebu
Mall Hours: Monday to Sunday 10:00am Ð 9:00pm
MINDANAO
SM City Cagayan De Oro
Mall Address: Mastersons Avenue Corner Gran Via St., Pueblo de Oro, Upper Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
Robinsons Cagayan de Oro
Mall Address: Rosario Crescent cor. Florentino Street, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm
SM City Davao
Mall Address: SM City Davao Quimpo Boulevard cor Tulip Drive, Ecoland, Matina, Davao City
Mall Hours: 10:00am to 9:00pm