23/04/2022
COMING SOON: SM CITY ZAMBOANGA!
After we have opened SM City Mindpro in 2020 amidst the pandemic, another SM Supermall is expected to groundbreak in the City, the 2nd in the region, under the Climaco administration.
After securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate from DENR, SM City Zamboanga is expected to be bigger than SM City Mindpro with a projected floor area of 49,102 square meters within its 25,655 square meters property along Nuñez Extension. Once opened, the mall will provide more options and brands, a new shopping experience and a plethora of job opportunities for the people in the City and across the region.
By almost every measure, Zamboanga is in a better, stronger place than it was before when we started.
Our economy has grown exponentially from 8,397 registered businesses in 2013 to more than 12,000 businesses in 2021 and we are projecting more growth this year and the years to come.
With all our development work, the infrastructure projects we have poured in and our enhanced peace and order situation with zero bombing, zero kidnapping, zero piracy and a consistently decreasing crime rate – we have seen an influx of businesses and investors coming in to the City for the last nine years creating an unprecedented increase of jobs and livelihood opportunities for our people. Mucho trabaho por causa que manada maga negocio el ya abri aki na de atun Ciudad.
Zamboanguenos now enjoy a wide range of options from local, national and international brands. Even amidst the pandemic, we have seen an avalanche of new restaurants, coffee shops, retail stores and other establishments sprouting up all over the City.
It is during our administration that we opened KCC Mall de Zamboanga even after the siege. City Mall in Tetuan also started operating and is now constructing another branch in Guiwan. The first SM branch in Zamboanga Peninsula also opened under our term. The SM Mindpro is now serving our people and the surrounding provinces in the Peninsula and BASULTA. The Filinvest Condominium - the first high rise residential project in the region is also under construction.
For five consecutive years, we were a finalist in the Most Business Friendly LGU Award by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. with our Business One Stop Shop as our flagship program for a faster and more efficient business registration and renewal process including electronic payments of taxes. All of this is part of our formidable legacy of our brand of leadership in the City. Let us sustain the momentum!