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
Sana may pulitikong mag-advertise dito ng kumitan naman ako. Ha haha!
I was at SM Lucena last week and I noticed medyo konti ang tao and maraming stalls ang vacant or nakasara.
I think the rumor that the SM branch there is not doing so well! Malaki ang floor space nila and my 3 levels pa.
Sayang, sana sa San Pablo City sila gumawa ng ganung kalaking mall, hindi sana nalulugi kagaya ng sa SM lucena.
Even you sa Food Court nila, yung ibang food stalls, sarado!
I know di mangyayari yung ganun sa SM San Pablo kasi mahilig tayo kumain at mahilig mag-mall.
We are also near other towns na maraming rich landowners like Alaminos, Tiaong, Rizal, etc.
Not to mention na napakaraming tao dito sa San Pablo. If you go to SM City lipa, dami mong makakasalubong na kakilala na mga taga San Pablo.
Even when we go shopping sa Alabang, yun mga taga San Pablo din nakikita ko.
Anyway, politics killed the progress in San Pablo City. The potential is there, the people are educated, the young generation vibrant.
Sana lang mawala na ang mga old and lazy pols and mapalitan ng outward at forward looking na new generation.
Wala akong ini-endorse. Kung pwede nga e palitan lahat ng nakaupo! Isa lang ang pakiusap ko sa mga tatakbo sa election.
Please bumuo kayo ng San Pablo City Investment Board!!!
I-develop nyo ang mga nakatiwangwang na land dito sa atin, gawin nyong industrial parks na friendly sa environment!
Gawin nyo tourist-friendly ang ating natural wonders! Magtayo ng new hotels or accommodation for toursits at please make it affordable for domestic tourists! Mga friends ko from other cities and Manila bakit daw walang mapag-stayan sa San Pablo na mura at desente?
Hindi maganda for tourist ang San Pablo! Sayang ang mga lakes dito!
And napakalapit natin sa Manila, bakit di natin madevelop ang area natin for industrial parks?
Don’t ever say na pang eco-toursim kasi tayo kaya sa Calamba at Sta. Rosa napunta ang industrial parks! If so, bakit pati eco-tourism industry sa atin e wala?
Please politicians, answer this! Sayang talaga ang San Pablo! Napaka-backward!
Mukhang magsasara ang SM Lucena ng di ko napapasyalan kahit minsan lang.
About sa missing comments, I removed those comments that were off-topic, offensive and vulgar.
Tingin ko naman ay di makakatulong sa discussion ang mga ganoong comments.
TY
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yup, lugi ang sm lucena, not crowded like sm batangas din.. But not SM Lipa, na umaariba bec. of its central location, being surrounded by many towns na maraming middle class at myayaman, and the big population of lipa itself. To think na may kalaban pa na robinsons and other malls. Same thing would have happened to san pablo, na central din ang location. Dangan nga lang at pinigilan nila nuon na magtayo dito ang SM, sapat nuon pa, baka nagsunuran na din iba establishments kagaya sa lipa, na in the future ay magkakaron na rin lifestyle destination, na mala eastwood ang dating, to be developed by the stakeholders of LIMA. Haay san pablo, sana makahabol ka. Di na sa santa rosa at calamba kasi malayo na ang narating nila. At least sa Lipa man lang. o batangas city
size does matter.. the latest press release by SM discloses that SM San Pablo will be one of the smallest, if not the smallest SM mall in the country. So far the smallest now is SM Center Las Pinas at 32,000 sq.ms. only.
Correct lang kita Paul Jake. SM Center Las Pinas is the second smallest mall. Mas maliit ang SM Supercenter Pasig na may 29,017
Pero I think SM San Pablo will be around 60,000
Ok na yun basta may sinehan
Yung iba nalilito. Mas maliit daw SM Quiapo. SM Quaipo is not included in the 36malls of SM as of Nov 2009. Di rin Kasama ang SM Makati and SM Cubao.
akala nyo lang maliit tingnan ang SM San Pablo kasi hindi pa tapos at lampasan ang tingin nyo sa kabilang side dahil puro mga pundasyon pa ang second floor, tapos sa labas lang ng highway kayo tumitingin kita pa yung both side pero once na matapos yan at close na ang building saka nyo lang malalaman, ang sabi pa 2 building yan phase 1 at phase 2, sa tingin nyo kaya kung maliit lang yan dadalawahing building pa kaya yan.parang SM Lipa nung ginagawa pa lang ang liit ding tingnan kita mo na yung likod pero nung matapos malaki din at saka nung di pa yan ginagawa SM San Pablo nakapasok na ako dyan mahaba at malawak ang lupa bago makarating sa gate ng riverina subd.yun lang po.imagine nyo dalawang laki ng Puregold San Pablo ang lawak nyan.
. . . sino ang higit na makikinabang sa sm san pablo? si henry sy!
(sorry, i’m just breaking the ice)
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… ganun ba, sana nga di tunay ang press release, sana mas malaki. Kaka-disappoint pag maliit. I’ve been to SM Pasig, sa C5, oo eto nga pala ang pinakamaliit. ang daling ikutin, konte lang makikita..
Anyone have new pics of the construction.
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me nakita po ako sa internet try nyo po eto sa mga naghahanap nang work sa SM SP, check nyo po baka sakaling maganda ang work dito
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URGENTLY NEEDED PROMODISERS/SALES ASSOCIATES FOR SPORTS APPAREL( SM SAN PABLO)
If you possess the following:
Male/Female 19 to 25 yrs of age
At least 5′3 for female and 5′6 for male applicants
With Pleasing Personality,Articulate, with Sales and Merchandising experience,inventory system and has been already assigned at Department Stores,Boutique preferably Sports Apparel Section(Shoes,Apparel and Bags)
High School Graduate & College Level
With no derogatory records
Qualified Applicants must apply in person at
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Unit 204 CRM II Bldg. #116 Kamias Road, East Kamias Quezon City
Tel nos. 927-18-14 or 436-23-77
Bring Bio-data/resume with latest picture and Certificate of Employment from previous employer
or you may send your application also at mhel.gnfpms@yahoo.com.ph
.. hoy mga kapwa ko san pableno. ang babaw ng discussion sa thread na ito. tungko lang sa ginagawang SM. so mababaw. there are a lot to discuss and give opinion to, like health, education, traffic, environment and youth, women welfare of san pablo. kaya napapagiwanan ang san pablo, napa ka petty ng mga pinaguusapan.. pwede ba magcreate naman kayo ng thread na may relevance and importance, like creation of SAN PABLO INVESTMENT BOARD or SAN PABLO TOURISM COUNCIL> pwede ba?
hey ms maileen, natutuwa lang po kmi kc khit papano magkakaron ng trabaho ang mga taga san pablo sa gagawing sm at uunland ng konti ang san pablo sa pagkakaroon nyan.. yaan u mglalagay tyo ng discussion about jan.. hinay hinay lang. hindi bat para sa ating mga taga san pablo din naman yan..
.. ok natutuwa lang sa pagkakaroon ng mall.. kaya lang, that’s the reason why left behind ang san pablo ng lipa at lucena atbp. siyudad, napakababaw ng kaligayahan o ng pinagtutuunan ng pansin ng mga tao, pati ba naman size ng mall my discussion, eewhh. kakaawa namang mga taga rito sa tin.. dapat my progressive thinking, kagaya ng mga taga iba siyudad, hindi puro kababawan!
Hi there, If you like then you can start one at the forums. I’ve added a simple forum where everyone can start and discuss their own threads.
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hindi naman siguro kababawan yung pinag uusapan regarding sa sm mall na ginagawa siguro excited lang karamihan dahil sa tagal ng panahon ngayon lang natuloy sm and beside marami gusto mag work dyan i think mga 5000 workers o more than pa ang magkakaroon ng work bago mag opening yan yun ang pinakaimportante, and i’m sure kahit sa lucena, lipa o batangas man nung ginagawa pa ang mga sm mall dyan the same din ang pinaguusapan dyan kahit size nung mall dun, natural lang yun kahit saang lugar mag open sm di ba! kahit nga mall of asia at megamall pinag usapan ang size eh, sa lucena nga halos naubos ang tao sa bayan ng mag opening ang sm mall dyan. same w/ lipa and other places na nag open SM.
ms maileen siguro sosyal ka masyado at ang tingin u samin eh mga taga bundok, at tuwang tuwa sa mall, alam mo ako galing ako sa ibat ibang bansa, pero ni minsan hindi ko minaliit ang mga kapwa ko, lalo na ang mga kababayan ko hindi ko dinodown ang khit sino man.. yan ang problema sa ating mga pilipino masyado mataas ang tingin sa knilang sarili.. nakita lang natutuwa un iba sa mall may pa iww iww kapa jan, ikaw ang yucks! kala mo kung sinong anak ng presidente.
.. matututo tyong mapagkumbaba hindi mapag mataas.. god bless u!
.. i’ve said my piece na, just to add, i just want to impart and as a wake-up call, na let’s move on, as san pablenos, and focus ourselves to the more community building and progressive ideas and issues.. the mall is there na, being constructed, so why the fuss? c’mon, i’m not degrading fellow pablenos, its clear what i said, its the discussion that’s so petty, get it?
maraming bansa na din po ako napuntahan, at kahit po un mga foreigner pag me tinatayong development sa lugar nila pinaguusapan din nila eto kahit nga maliliit or minute na detalye nang dinedevelop sa lugar nila.natuwa lang po ako dahil kahit papano makakahabol na ang SP sa mga kalapit nating mga syudad at madami magkakaroon nang trabaho, isa pa po hindi lang mga taga SP ang magpupuntahan dito sa SM SP kundi mga kalapit nating bayan dadayuhin eto, hindi po ba parang isang tourist attraction/place din po etong SM SP? pati mga dayuhan sigurado gagawin nilang meeting place etong SM bago sila magtuloy sa iba pang tourist destination dito sa SP, talagang added attraction po etong SM sa mga tourist… kung sa tingin nyo mababaw ang mga nasa forum na to…maganda po siguro i check nyo po etong website na to..skycrapercity.com check nyo po philippine forum o kahit yun sa ibang country na forum, kahit ano topic dun marami kayong mababasa na nag cocomment , like sa SLEX thread kahit ultimo design nang signage sa SLEX na ginamit ..pinapansin nila….siguro hindi lang kami mababaw kundi lahat nang mga pinoy na nag cocomment doon mas mababaw pa sa amin dito…ok wg nyo po sana dibdibin eto nagbibigay lang po ako nang halimbawa….alam ko lahat tyo dito sabik sa progress nang ating bayan dahil tyo din naman makikinabang nito….peace po tayo!
isa sa mga problema dito sa atin sa san pablo ay ang politika, sa konseho hindi inaaproban ng konseho ang mga mgagandang programa ng kasalukuyang mayor, bakit? kasi hindi sila kakampi ni mayor amante, mas madami kasi sila ang oposisyon o kakampi ng dating nakaupo.. ganun din dati.. nun nakaupo si boy aquino ay ang mas nakakaraming konsehal ay kakampi naman ng mga amante kya hindi rin natutuloy ang mga programa ni aquino, so ayan ang problema, wala tayong pag kakaisa, dapat wala tayong kinakampihan, dapat pantay pantay, at kung makakabuti un programa para sa nakakarami ay suportahan natin, hindi manyapat hindi natin kakampi at makakatulong naman un ginagwa nila at lalabanan natin, sana ang mga susunod na uupo sa pamunuan ng bayan ay hindi makasarili, sana makatao naman at may takot sa diyos, sana tigilan na ang mga pag aaway away sa konseho ng san pablo, sana kung sino man ang mauupo amante, escudero or gapangada, kung anu man ang programa nila na makakabuti sa ating lahat ay sana suportahan natin at ng mga mauupong nasa konseho. naway magkaroon tayo ng pagmamahalan, pagkukumbaba at takot sa diyos, lagi nating tandaan na nasa huli ang pag sisisi at totoo ang karma. god bless us
..peace!!! for the sake of unity and progress…
admin: meron po uli akong mga latest na photos of SM SP, I’ll send it to your e mail. thank you po!
as you will see sa latest photos of SM San Pablo, hindi lang po 2 kundi 3 po un tower crane na nasa loob nang construction site, tama din po un iba nag comment dito SM City po talaga eto.
ok nakaka excite po talaga eto maitutulad ko po eto sa ating mga pilipino na excited kapag malapit nang dumating ang christmas….hayaan nyo ilang months na lang mag oopen din yan,.
.dito ko po nakita at napatunayan sa website na to kung gano ka malasakit ang mga kababayan natin sa pag unlad nang SP, sana po sa mga nanunungkulan o me balak manungkulan kahit papano mapansin nyo sa pamamagitan nito mga hinaing at opinyon nang mga nasasakupan nyo dito sa SP para sa ikagaganda nang serbisyo nyo sa bayan natin sa mga tinatamaan na politika sana tangapin nyo mga comment dito as a form of constructive criticism. and bato bato sa langit ang tamaan wg magagalit….salamat po!
. . . isa lang naman ang exciting about sa sm eh. CENTRALIZED AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM. lolz
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Agree ako kay:
Aradong: Dapat nga tigilan na ung mga political issue, or siraan.. kasi ung mga ibang taoi na nasa konseho ayaw matabunan ng iba. ayaw nilang magisip ng sarili nilang project. ang iniicip nila ay kung pano pigilan ang intensyon or project ng iba para maging maunlad ang san pablo.
Maileen: tama ang sinsabi nya, anjan na ang sm kaya di na dapat pagusapan ng pagkahaba haba. ang dapat pagusapan ay ang mga rugby boys, at holdaper na dapat sugpuiin. tpusin na ung usapan sa pagtatayo ng SM. pagusapan naman kung panu sugpuin ang krimen sa san pablo gaya ng nsbi ko. diba? panu kung gawa na ang sm tpos sa labas eh may mga nagrrugby at manghoholdap? wala na rin pupuinta jan sa sm na yan.; isigaw nyo ung mga ganitong bagay para madinig nila. hindi ung pagtatayo ng SM n umabiot hanggang s 7 pages ng site na to. db?
Hello, everyone.
Your discussions amuse me.It’s ok to talk about the mall, politics,etc.
How about graft and corruption? You see, me and my family would really love to get back to San Pablo ( I was born and raised there till my uni days,then lived overseas for 30 years). Corruption from the lowest level to the top is hurting us and stopping us from returning home. Any comment?
Hi Aivhee,
Sakay ka lang ng jeep to Wawa,Calauan or Bay or Los Banos at siguradong dadaan ‘yon sa Sta.Maria Magdalena. Marami akong kakilala roon. Can I help you with more stuff?
Wow, me away na yata dito Maileen versus the the SM lovers, hehehehe!
Well, natutuwa ako ke Maileen kasi na-pick nya yung suggestion ko sa mga politician to form a San Pablo Investment Board na ibi-build ang San Pablo either for eco-toursim or idustrial parks.
Disagree lang ako sa kanya na mababaw ang topic sa SM building a mall here. Matagal na kasi hinintay yan ng mga taga atin kaya ganyan sila ka-excited! You cannot blame them, it’s not really mababaw kasi jobs, jobs jobs, ang katumbas nyan!
Pero agree ako na we need to talk also other issues na binanggit mo.
Anyway, let’s do it!
I suggest po na mag suggest kayo nang iba pang topics or threads kay admin kagaya po nang rampant corruption sa SP government, basura, drug addiction, traffic, mga pangit na kaugalian nang mga taga SP etc, at dun po natin buhayin mga topics na yun baka sakali mabasa nang mga kinauukulan. madami na din pong mga magagandang topics na ginawa si admin pede din po natin palawakin ang discussions dun. pero yun pong gusto pa pong mag comment about SM hayaan na po natin dito sa thread na to tutal dito naman po nagsimula halos lahat at dito natin nakita na madaming concerned tayong mga kababayan dito sa SP, …thank you po! Happy Valentine’s day!
.. thanks coco martial 4 appreciating my comment. you know im just suggesting, maybe those in the position can lobby that, i.e. the creation of san pablo investment board, tourism council, (like the ones they have in neighboring lipa city) and other investment-generating drives. Its pretty obvious we are in dire need of those, let me point out that in the income aspect, specially the locally sourced revenues, we are far far behind our neighboring cities and counterparts, whose income are in the range of 800M to 1.3 billion. Are we really a first class city, when our income hardly grows and in fact seems to get stuck at 500M level? that’s total, the locally sourced is below 150M. don’t you know that the relatively new and smaller 3rd class city of tanauan has a locally sourced income of more than 300M. No wonder, in many websites and threads, san pablo is being referred to as a 2nd class city, and in wiki or wape, a semi-developed residential area. People in our city hall should exercise utmost efficiency in raising revenue generation, not just for the numbers, but to be able to have enough funds to deliver basic services to the people.
oh im sorry, its coco martin, not coco martial… just a typo error there. my apology..
.. to keith. i guess there’s nothing much to say about the ongoing SM construction. Much have been said. i apologize, i was mistaken for referring to my fellow pablenos as mabababaw. its really the comments.. anyway, maybe discussions about sm would come out after it has opened. its inevitable, people would get excited, compare it to other sm mall, get disappointed (or satisfied) with the design and the interiors, and the likes….
… may i just invite, for those who are interested? If you want to take your MBA at the best school but don’t have the time because its far, then enroll at Ateneo in Lipa, its near us. The Ateneo Graduate School have come to venues outside makati so that more can have access to their kind of education. They also have one in Sta. Rosa. Good day to all. Im on my 4th subject na.
How about the traffic in San Pablo? Grabe lalo na pagpapunta ka ng palengke! Bakit nang panahon ni Boy Aquino ang luwag ng kalsada maging ang loob ng palengke?
@Maileen:
Pinatawa mo ako dun sa Coco Martial, san nanggaling yun? Hehehe! Wow, the reason why you seem to have a deep understanding of what you are saying is that you have good educational background. That’s great, keep it up!
Anyway, you nailed it right when you mention the income aspect of San Pablo compared to other cities. That is not really suprising given the fact that our city hasn’t really attracted investors to set up business here. revenues come from companies and all we have here are just retail outlets and some banks.
The entrance of SM might put San Pablo in the map again as people from neighboring areas will flock here. But as it is, it is not enough. As I have been crowing about over and over, an Investment Board composed of competent, forward and outward-looking people can brainstorm on how to attract foreign and local investors. As I said we have all the resources: land, educated people, infrastructure, and other things that escape my memory by now. We are even strategically-located as a hub of Soythern luzon. As far as I can remember, we are part of the Mega Cities. I forgot the term, “Ten Emerging Cities” based on readiness of the infrastructure for Information Technology and the education of the residents. We are ready for call centers, and other BPO companies but look at what our politicians are doing?
I have so many things to say, might share it in the future. For now, I need to sleep na hehehe!
Gogogo San Pablo people!
.. san pablo is part of metro laguna, which is one of the top 10 next wave cities. We are not yet part of a mega city, or of mega manila, which in various renderings says, for example, ” cabuyao is part of mega manila whose built-up area now extends up to Lipa City in the south.” When san pablo catches up, hopefully in the near future, then the mega manila built up area will also include, officially, san pablo in the southeast.. hey officials, do your thing, hurry up please!
Yup, that’s it! Very well said! And btw, thanks nga pala sa Admin ng site na’to, at least, me hingahan ng mga taga-SP.
Well, sana nababasa to ng mga nakaupo at mga uupo pa. Dami matalino at masipag sa San Pablo, use them!
hi! ask ko lang po how much is the ongoing price of per square meter of land, the property is locatedc at palakpakin. salamat po.
SM and PureGold should pay for the infrastructure so the traffic will not come to a halt. They should pay for extra lanes, so not the normal traffic is coming to a total stop because somebody want to turn into SM or PureGold carpark. Traffic in San Pable is a disgrace but with some extra lanes, roundabouts, traffic lights, reduce the left turns and adhere to the road rules, the trafic can flow even in peakhour.
elite cities of calabarzon – sta.rosa, dasmarinas, batangas, lipa, tagaytay, antipolo… san pablo asan ka na? habol ka pa ba, sige habol.!
Good San Pablenos! i hope this year (2010) will boom the economic activity of our beloved city and many investor local or foreign,will put their business here, for the sake of our kababayan di ba! and also some colleges or universities like la salle or Letran yun din ang wala satin.
… what happened to the much ballyhoed redevelopment of villa escudero? i know its on-going, but what about the planned integration of mixed use complex in the san pablo portion of that ambitious project that’s supposed to include recreational, commercial, lifestyle and transportation hub (similar to that of lucena grand central) and hotel complex. in fact, it was rumored then that SM would be located in that massive development, apparently it was not, SM is looming over at Riverina. What really happened to that project? It could have already put san pablo in the forefront, and could have already made as a fully developed and highly urbanized city. We could have catched up with calamba, lipa, and even sta. rosa…
.. maybe now, we are not a semi-developed residential area, but one of the major recreational, commercial and industrial hubs of southern tagalog..
apply po kyo..
http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2010/2/s/80/2298026.htm?fr=L
Hi aradong where can I send my resume?
hi april.. dito po sa RFG@sm-shoemart.com good luck
eto pa po mga supervisory positions http://ph.jobstreet.com/jobs/2010/2/s/80/2298010.htm?fr=J
meron nga po pala jobfair for SM City San Pablo, sa Pamana Hall March 11 and 12 at 9am to 3pm.. see you all there..