SM City Cabanatuan earns Apolinario Mabini Award

CABANATUAN CITY – Among the 15 awards that SM wins – SM City Cabanatuan brought home its first bronze from the recent 29th Apolinario Mabini Awards held at Club Filipino in San Juan last December 3.

The awards were conferred by the Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled ( PFRD) .

The Apolinario Mabini Awards are given to professionals and organizations that have distinguished themselves in their chosen fields of endeavor or have rendered outstanding services to people with disabilities.

The award was named after one of the country’s hero Apolinario Mabini, also known as the Sublime Paralytic.

Joanne Bondoc, assistant mall manager of SM CIty Cabanatuan, said SM keeps on improving its facilities that will be beneficial to all customers including people with disabilit i es.

“We have a lot of customers with special needs and we are happy looking at them enjoying our mall with convenience and peace. We still have things to improve but we appreciate that PFRD recognize our efforts. Our motivation to achieve the excellence is over flowing” said Bondoc.

SM’s awards include Silver for SM Seaside City Cebu (Official); Bronze for: SM City Cabanatuan Official, SM City Clark, SM City Cauayan, SM City BF Parañaque; SM Stores in Sucat, Cabanatuan, San Jose Del Monte, East Ortigas, Trece Martires and SM Supermarket in SM Seaside.

Special Awards were also given to SM City San Lazaro, SM City Rosario and SM Store in Makati.

One of the award highlights was the Mabini Presidential Recognition Award given to Hans Sy, Chairman of the Executive Committee of SM Prime Holdings.

Sy was recognized for his dedication and passion in promoting awareness and inclusion for persons with disabilities in the SM M al l s.

“Thank you PFRD! We are humbled by these recognitions and share them with our PWD partners and the people of the communities that we serve” said Bondoc. Sheen Cr i sol ogo