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SM Active Hub Brings Courts and Clinics to Valenzuela, Sangandaan, and Grand Central  TEAM SPIRIT. SM City Valenzuela Mall Manager Engr. Christian Bryan Umali (Center) leads the opening of SM Active Hub. The initiative transforms mall spaces into indoor sports venues, providing a cool and safe environment for community fitness and youth training programs.   With temperatures rising, SM Supermalls is turning shopping spaces into cool, safe playgrounds for athletes and fitness enthusiasts! Through the SM Active Hub initiative, the company recently transformed mall atriums into multi-sport venues, launching simultaneous activities at SM City Valenzuela, SM Center Sangandaan, and SM City Grand Central. This program converts common areas into indoor courts and training zones for basketball, badminton, taekwondo, pickleball, and more—offering the perfect alternative for community fitness and youth training despite the hot weather. Action Across Northern Metro Manila  ...

Mackonner Dy at play in SM City Marikina Pickleball Courts Canadian Pickleball National Champion Mackonner Dy is headlining an exciting pickleball roadshow across select SM Supermalls to mark the first anniversary of SM Active Hub. Making his way to the Philippines, Dy kicked off his tour at SM City Marikina, where he was met with overwhelming enthusiasm, further proving the sport’s rapidly growing popularity in the country.  At just 16 years old, Dy is already a standout athlete from The Nest Pickleball Academy in Tsawwassen, BC. He is renowned for his exceptional skills, including lightning-fast reflexes at the kitchen line, advanced game strategy, creative shot-making, and a calm composure that belies his age. His impressive resume includes being the National Canadian Champion in the Singles Open Division, a draft pick for the Vancouver Owls in the Canadian National Pickleball League, a Round of 16 finish at the PPA Texas Open, and most recently, a Gold Medal win at the PPA Hano...