FIRST TRILLION-PESO COMPANY:

SM Investments Corp. bagged a special award from the Philippine Stock Exchange for breaching the P1 trillion market capitalization level in the stock market. Also honored during the PSE Bell Awards held last Thursday are its banking arm China Banking Corp. for being an awardee for five consecutive years, and property unit SM Prime Holdings for Best Investor Relations Program for Listed Companies. Shown in photo are: (from left) PSE director Edgardo Lacson, SMIC chairman Jose Sio, PSE chairman Jose Pardo, SMIC vice chairperson Teresita Sy-Coson, PSE president and CEO Ramon Monzon, PSE director Vivian Yuchengco and SM president Frederic Dy Buncio.