I have been hearing about SM building a Shopping Mall right here in San Pablo City for years and yet not one structure with the SM name on it has ever been built anywhere in the City. Before, it was rumored that an SM Mall will be built in the current location of Banahaw Compound but that never happened.
WikiPilipinas even has a page about it but we know their information is incorrect because according to them, “SM Supercenter San Pablo is one of the newest SM City Malls and is set to open before Mid-2008 . It is located at Rizal Avenue, San Pablo City, Laguna.“
By doing a little Googling, I learned that they (SM) do have plans on building a Shopping Mall here in San Pablo City. According to SMDevelopment.com, “SM San Pablo (Laguna), on the other hand, is in the planning stages and due for completion in 2008.”
That was a year ago.
ManilaTimes.net in an online article said, “Lim said construction for SM San Pablo may start late this year or may be pushed back to early 2009. The facility may be operational by late next year to 2010.” If we follow this news or story then construction should have been on-going but the question is where?
The latest rumor that I’ve collected about SM San Pablo is that construction will start maybe next year (2010) and it will be constructed at Barangay San Rafael near Riverina and Honda San Pablo. Please note that this info is not yet conclusive. It is just what people around me are saying about the construction of SM San Pablo.
Having a major shopping mall like SM in San Pablo City is very significant because it will not only produce those much needed jobs but it will also increase tourism for the city. People from neighboring towns like Calauan, Tiaong, Sto. Tomas, Rizal, Nagcarlan and others will be flocking into the city. Also, it will give me and my family a new place to visit in the city.
Update: SM San Pablo Location Photos by Keith Alpina
Thank you very much to Keith for the photos.
Update: More additional photos by Keith Alpina.
Thank you very much to Keith for the photos.
Update (December 20, 2009): More photos by Keith Alpina
Again, thanks to Keith for the photos.
Update (January 23, 2010): Perspective Photo of SM San Pablo
This Perspective Photo of SM San Pablo was e-mailed to me by Ariel Maverick. According to him, he got it from one of the Engineers working for SM. Thanks to Ariel Maverick for the Photo.
Update (February 10, 2010): Photos of SM San Pablo by Keith Alpina
Tags: fact, mall, rumor, San Pablo City, shopping mall, sm city san pablo, sm san pablo
i felt quite disappointed they said 3 story building daw ang SM SPC pero it seems to be 1 floor only kasi nilalagyan na nila ng suport for roofing, i don’t know i better not expect.
sa tingin ko ang nakikita natin lang ay yung sa harapan sa left side,araw araw kc ako dumadaan dyan nakikita ko nga yung support roof pero part lang siguro ng entrance area lang yun konti lang at maliit na part yun, sa may bandang likod nasa 3rd floor na ang taas try to look it, napakataas pati yung dalawa na tower crane, at ang mga steel di ba ang taas lalo na sa center at right side sa likod ng total gasoline balita ko pa nga may underground daw andun yung mga food court at amusement part and 3rd floor yung cinema,anyway kahit ano pa yan size basta sm city nakalagay pati sa mga notice nila sa lahat ng perimeter fence at streamer sa gate entrance kaya baka siguro hindi lang 1st floor yan siguro hanggang second floor di pa kasama ang underground, pero naitanong ko na rin one of the workers dyan up to 3rd floor daw. hope so.tingnan natin pag natapos na.
sadista.. low IQ.. tama na pag tatalo, kya hindi umunlad ang bansang pilipinas panay walang kwenta pinag uusapan, ayaw pag tuunan ng pansin eh ang kahirapan. gaya nyan pagkanta ng pambansang awit kesa mali daw iba tono, keso makululong pa daw c arnel, haay nko, tama na kyo.. pagtuunan nyo ng pansin eh papano tayo uunlad.. ;-L
yap! tama ka dyan, pati pag kanta nga napansin din samantalang yung mga kumanta ng US national anthem yung tatlo girl ang suot mga napakaiksi talaga na short at ang mga dibdib labas na he he! kung sa pilipinas kumanta ganyan suot kulong ka, sa USA balewala lang yun.
ryt.. dito lng naman sa pinas madami arte, kung ano ano nkikita, at ayaw ayusin eh un problema, mas inuuna ang tsismis. at kung ano ano pang walang kakwenta kwentang bagay, unahin ntin isipin ay kung papano uunlad at papaano mgkakaron ng mdaming trabaho ang mga pilipino.
Low IQ? Cno? humbly saying kung low IQ ako bakit ako nakarating sa ganitong position sa buhay. kung wala akong point sa mga snsbi ko bakit maus buhay ko? Ang sinsabi ko na parang mababaw e ung pagtatayo ng SM at di lang un, umabot pa ng ilang linggo hanggang ngayon., so happy sa article na nagpopost ng mga job vacancy about sm. na talagang tinutulungan na makapagapply. kung sino man un, im so proud sa gngwa mo. ganyan ang dapt tularan. pero kung pno tinatyo, may 2 crane, 1st floor lang, ano un? nakakasakit ng ulo… demet, tamang tma sayo ang name mo… pati ung kay arnel nadamay pa… eh kung mali sa tono, nakikita nyo ba ung puso nya kung pno nya knanta ang Lupang Hinirang? waley kayo! sino kaya ang LOW Gets! yoko magyabang pero demet, kumpara mo buhay mo sa buhay ko ngayon! sino ang mas low IQ! DEMET!
… ah, ow… here we are again, frankly i tried avoiding this thread for quite some time for fear of being branded as mayabang and manlalait, which is very contrary to the truth.. but oh, i cant help but comment again, lest i want to evade tirades, the literary again here is so maba…. ah, oh, so petty… imagine, the height of the crane, the height of the structure, the roof, arent those comments worthy of discussions? ive contributed a little about more worthy topics for discussion, but my initiative didn’t flourish.. oh my fellow san pablenos, please lets elevate ourselves to a more progressive thinking individuals…
… its a pity many of our fellows here are over ecstatic about the upcoming SM. in our nearby cities, people are more concerned about how to learn and earn, to contribute to city’s progress, about what business to invest in, and so on and so forth..
.. i’ve never seen a locality or city so overly agog over a local SM. maybe they were, at the time the mall was being constructed in their area, but no ooober, such as our fellows here… parang vilma-nora fanatics of olds, again, im sorry, i’ll not coin the word mababaw, rather, its so unworthy.. Gud Pm to my fellow pablenos…
tama ka maileen, grabe na kasi ung nababasa ko dito. parang walang matutunan… sana man lang ang itopic eh ung tips sa interview, encouragement sa mga kababayan ntin jan sa san pablo, at ang maganda dito hindi lang san pablenos ang mkikinabang. kundi mga karatig bayan din. diba? anu mapupulot nila sa paulit ulit na usapan bout sa pagtatayo nyan!
guys.. tama na pag tatalo.. kung ayaw nyo ng mga nababasa nyo dito, wag nalang kyo magsalita, o sa ibang site nlng kyo mgpunta wag dito, pasencya na kasi masyadong excited kmi about sa SM, kya pati taas, laki, o sukat, pati crane eh napag uusapan namin, ganyan kasi kming mga masa ng san pablo, hindi nyo kagaya na marami na narating sa buhay, simpleng tao lang po kmi na natutuwa o nasisiyahan sa uti uting pag unlad ng san pablo, wala kasi kmi pamasahe papunta mall of asia, megamall, trinoma atbp. kya pasencya na kyo kung excited kmi sa SM City San Pablo, hirap sa atin e pasikatan tyo ng pasikatan.. peace..
U have point go spc… pero di naman kasi tama na sabihin na LOW IQ. di ba??? ang sakin lang wag tyo magstay sa gnung bagay… san ka ba nakita ng taong umunlad kung sa isang bagay lang xa nakatutok at di nagmomove forward. just want say this kasi pati iBang tao nadadamay. don’t want to hurt the feeling kung cnu man ang natatamaan, pero para naman umunlad nga tyo gawa ng sinsabi, sana move na sa next level. tma ka kung ayaw mabasa ang mga article na to e di wag na basahin… but that’s not a reason para sabihin un, may mga ibang rin na makakabasa nito. sa palagay mo kung ganu lang ng ganun ang pinaguusapan, makakattract ba ng turismo ung character ng taga san pablo? kung ung SM, oo pero kung ung pagkatao natin, parang sablay. advise ko lang na let’s move forward to the next level. di ba? i’m not here to put you down guys. dahil kahit himayhimayin ang katawan ko dugong san pablo ako…. payo lang…
Wow, what happened here? Bakit nag-aaway-away na kayo mga kababayan?
Peace! Sadista, sinong umaway sayo? Wag mong pansinin kung I.Q. mo na ang tinitira! And bakit nga pala Sadista ang username mo? Hehehe!
Mabalik ako sa SM San Pablo, basta 1 floor, two floors, 3 or so, it doesn’t matter.
What matters is the coming election, may napili na ba kayo? Basta be wise na mga co-San Pablenyos! Matuto na tayo!
Nasaan na ba ang San Pablo sa ngayon? Be wise!
guys check nyo po to website na to about SM Calamba http://www.jlapitan.com/sm-city-calamba/ halos katulad din po nang mga taga SP ang mga taga Calamba kaya di tyo nagiisa…anyways peace na lang po sa lahat!
.. hi san pablenos, im from lucena, pero nagpupunta ako dyan sa SPC kasi my tito ako dyan. I chanced upon this website. eto lang masasabi ko, sa umpisa lang naman yung euphoria at excitement kasi itinatayo pa lang. at pag nayari na, mga ilang months lang di na exciting. sa min nga sa lucena, ilang months pa lanp pgkatapos na opening, nilalangaw na. di na gano pinapasok.ang balita pa nga ang sm dito pinakamahina. balita marami lugi tenants. kagaya sa batangas.. kaya wag na kayo magtalo. swerte pa rin ang san pablo magkakaron ng sm mall, at swerte ang Sm dyan, walang major mall na kalaban, unlike here in lucena may pacific mall. parang sa sta. rosa at lipa, may kalaban robinsons