Apolinario Mabini Awards for SM Group

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(L-R): SM Supermalls senior vice president and SM Cares Program on Persons with Disabilityprogram director Bien Mateo receiving the Mabini Presidential Recognition Award on behalf ofSM Prime Holdings chairman of the executive committee Hans Sy; Philippine Foundation for theRehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRD) director Arch. Jaime Silva; 2017 Apolinario MabiniAwards Committee chairperson Lourdes Dela Llana Pimentel; Department of Social Welfareand Development undersecretary Aimee Torrefranca-Neri and PFRD president Noli Agcaoili

SM wins 15 awards from the 29th Apolinario Mabini Awards, held at the Kalayaan Hall of Club Filipino in San Juan. 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.


SM’s awards include: Silver for SM Seaside Cebu, Bronze for: SM City Cabanatuan, SM
City Clark, SM City Cauayan, SM City BF Paranaque; SM Stores in Sucat, Cabanatuan,
San Jose Del Monte, East Ortigas, Trece Martires and SM Supermarket in SM Seaside
Cebu. Special awards were also given to SM City San Lazaro, SM City Rosario and SM
Store in Makati.


Hans Sy, chairman of the executive committee of SM Prime Holdings, was also given
the Mabini Presidential Recognition Award for his dedication and passion in promoting
awareness and inclusion for persons with disabilities in the SM malls.


SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Prime Holdings, leads SM’s
program for persons with disabilities. It was conferred with the Apolinario Mabini Hall of Fame Award last 2015, for its exemplary program of promoting awareness, acceptance, accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilities.

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