Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The First SM Mall in Zamboanga Peninsula Opens on November 27

Hola Zamboanga!

The long wait is over! SM Supermalls is transforming Zamboanga City’s retail landscape as SM City Mindpro, the first SM shopping mall in Western Mindanao will open its doors to shoppers on November 27! SM Prime Holdings’ 76th Supermall, the seventh in Mindanao, will serve Zamboangueños, as well as residents of the nearby provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula.

  

Strategically located in a 13,078 square meter site along La Purisima Street and Campaner Street in Barangay Zone III, the four-level shopping mall creates a unique identity along with the city’s popular thoroughfare and within a short walk to the well-known Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Pershing, Paseo Del Mar, and nearby seaport.

What makes SM City Mindpro an exciting new lifestyle destination under the new normal?

 

Safe Malling. The mall will follow the strict implementation of minimum health standards using advanced, touch-free technology – creating a seamless shopping experience for all. Ensuring shoppers of safest malling fun experience, SM City Mindpro will implement policies which are aligned to the government’s effort in preventing the spread of COVID-19 such as “No Face Mask, No Face Shield, No Entry”, body temperature check using thermal scanners, disinfectant mats, and alcohol in all the mall’s entrances, observance of social distancing, and mall sanitation. Making SM City Mindpro a haven of safe and innovative community space that enforces a high-standard hygiene check, the mall will use Trace Together – an end-to-end contact tracing solution to fight the spread of COVID 19. Mall-goers will be required to participate in Trace Together wherein they must scan the QR code at the mall entrances using their mobile device and declare information like name, city address, mobile number, and health condition status. After complying with the required information, they are now welcome to shop and dine anywhere!

 

Great Shopping + Leisure + Entertainment. With The SM Store and SM Supermarket as its major anchors, SM City Mindpro brings to Zamboanga City a mix of SM mainstays like SM Appliance Center, ACE Hardware, Watsons, Surplus, Miniso, and Sports Central; as well as national and global brands in its 104 food and retail shops. Eating out options include specialty restaurants and international and local food chains. Dining in the mall is experiential, not only because of the exciting food choices but also because of its four levels of restaurants, which give diners the opportunity to choose amongst the best. Along with the food tenant partners, SM City Mindpro will introduce new dining experiences using touch-free, cashless payment services. The mall will also bring great entertainment to Zamboanga City with its state-of-the-art four cinemas accommodating 414 seating capacity.

 

Homegrown Brands and the City’s Firsts. Visitors of SM City Mindpro will also enjoy the best of Zamboanga City brands like Bay Tal Mal, Turkish Grille Plus, Casa Velyn, South Avenue, Kape Sur, and more. Along with our local brands, shoppers will have a first-hand experience to all our city’s “first” brands including Pancake House, Macao Imperial Tea, Cinnabon, Gong Cha, Hap Chan, Pretzelmaker, Bigby’s, Owndays, Anello, Wristpod, Karimadon, Suarez and Sons, Lay Bare Waxing Salon, and a lot more!

For customers’ convenience, SM City Mindpro has six levels of semi-automated parking system with 481 car slots, 12 PWD slots, 53 motorcycle slots, bike racks, as well as tourist transport terminals.

For inquiries and other updates on promos and mall activities, visit @smcitymindpro on Facebook and Instagram.

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Some ABS-CBN shows return to free TV via Zoe deal

A2Z Channel 11 logo from Wikipedia


ABS-CBN officially announced that its broadcast deal with Zoe Broadcasting Network, a free-to-air channel owned by the family of the religious leader and Congressman Eddie Villanueva.


Starting October 10, 2020, several ABS-CBN movies and entertainment shows will air on Zoe Broadcasting Network's newly rebranded A2Z channel 11, a free TV channel available on analog TV in Metro Manila and nearby provinces. 

Zoe TV was recently included on the lineup of channels offered by Lopez-owned SkyCable and the MVP Group's Cignal service. With the partnership, the channel has been renamed as A2Z. It may be viewed using TV sets in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.


As of the moment, ABS-CBN airs its programs on digital, cable, and satellite TV and via online live streams like YouTube and Facebook to sustain content and allow the audience to view their shows.