including Henry Sy, to see opportunities in times of crisis. The SM group’s first mall, SM City North EDSA, was built during the political crisis that arose from the August 1983 assassination of ...

How did Henry Sy become successful? Sy started with his first branch in Carriedo, Manila, where it became so successful and popular that Sy opened up two more branches within no time. In 1972, Sy ...

From China, Henry Sy traveled 'on the cheapest boat ... of his six children and the people he trusted. When SM was building its first mall, which was North Edsa, Hans Sy was entrusted to oversee ...