To maintain a safe and secure shopping center, Tutuban Center holds bomb explosion and simulation exercise

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Whenever the names Tutuban and Divisoria are mentioned, it means shopping. Tutuban Center in Divisoria provides a bargain haven in the shopping world - everything people wants and needs under the sun. Going and on the Tutuban Center, experience the hassle of traffic, parking shortage, wrestling though crowds, overcrowding, and skimpy streets. And there are cheaters, pickpockets, not good people and criminals who are just waiting for an opportune time to strike.

Security concerns is one thing important to all. For the past years I go to Tutuban I think policemen are inadequate to keep a close watch on thousands of shoppers. 

But these days, Tutuban personnel and police officers are doing activities to secured the place and provide assistance to people who may take advantage of the daily sale, availing of bargain prices being offered in the city’s prime shopping center,

To maintain the safety and security of shoppers, Tutuban Center recently conducted an bomb explosion and simulation exercise to test the capability of its emergency response team.

The simulated exercise was also meant to determine the strength and weaknesses of its Disaster Emergency Response Team (DERT) in responding to emergency situations and enhance its response procedures when dealing with delicate situations.

Tutuban’s Assistant Vice President-Safety and Compliance, Ted Mosquito, led the activity in close coordination and collaboration with PNP Police Station 2 to comply with the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Council (NDRRMC) manual and its implementing rules. The station, located at Nolasco corner Morga Streets in Tondo, Manila, has jurisdiction over Tutuban, and is headed by P/Supt. Nick Pinion.

“We have conducted this activity on a yearly basis in our efforts to serve our customers better, and maintain a safe and secure shopping center. By doing so, we also train and equip with enough knowledge and awareness our DERT staff, our tenants, employees and contracted service providers on how to respond and react properly in this kind of emergency,” explains Mosquito.

The activity was conducted in two phases: preparation and actual. Preparation involved coordination, collaboration and meetings with concerned offices/units and careful planning in terms of personnel and logistics, and the actual, where there were lectures, briefings and rehearsals of Tutuban’s DERT and other participants to ensure success.

Bottom line, the participants were proven effective and efficient in performing their individual roles and assigned tasks when responding to this type of emergency.

There were a total of 168 registered participants, comprised mostly of Tutuban personnel and police officers from Precincts 6 and 7 both under Police Station 2. Other units that participated include the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD), the Special Reaction Unit (SRU), Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) and the Manila Traffic Bureau, plus other Manila Police Department (MPD) units headed by no less than P/Senior Superintendent Carlito Felicano.

Tutuban Center is located along C.M. Recto Avenue in Manila and is open daily from 9 a.m. to 12 midnight.

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Shops Galore! All-new TC Shopping Plaza opens in Tutuban Center

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Daytime shops, night market offer business opportunities for SMEs

Shopping is necessity thing in our life. Because we need something- food, clothes, shoes, for gifts and anything!

I love going shopping, especially in the sales, because you can find a lot of special prices. Avid shoppers looking for the very best deals and affordable items are in for a treat—and so are the budding entrepreneurs looking to for an opportunity start a business.

The TC Shopping Plaza at TutubanCenter formally opened on Independence Day, and with over 170 stalls operating from 9AM to 7PM, the plaza serves as an exciting daytime complement to Tutuban Center’s thriving night market scene.

“We are positioning Tutuban Center as a one-stop shop, and offer a “complete” shopping destination for great finds at affordable prices - day and night,” says Sylvia Tecson, VP-Leasing and Marketing of Tutuban Center.

TC Shopping Plaza opens in Tutuban Center. (in photo, L-R) Tutuban Center officials Christopher Sioson, Building Administration Manager; Christopher De Leon, AVP for Construction & Engineering Management; Sylvia Tecson, VP for Sales & Marketing and Teodocio Mosquito, AVP for Security & Safety Compliance formally open the new TC Shopping Plaza at Tutuban Center on Independence Day. With over 170 operating from 9AM to 7PM, the plaza serves as an exciting daytime complement to Tutuban Center’s thriving night market scene. According to Sylvia Tecson, VP-Leasing and Marketing of Tutuban Center, aside from catering to Tutuban Center’s shoppers, the TC Shopping Plaza also aims to give its existing and potential tenants plenty of business opportunities, thanks to heavy foot traffic in the area.Located near Bonifacio Plaza (in front of Prime Block and Centermall), the TC Shopping Plaza provides convenient access to shoppers and tenants coming from Mayhaligue (PNR Riders), Recto (LRT and north), from Tondo, and from Ilaya and Tabora in Divisoria.

“Here at TC Shopping Plaza, you will see a wonderful assortment of products—from RTW, Apparels, Accessories and Home Essentials, to Souvenirs and Novelty Items. And of course, there’s a lot of food offerings to be discovered and enjoyed as well,” she adds.

Just as important, Tecson says that aside from catering to Tutuban Center’s shoppers, the TC Shopping Plaza also aims to give its existing and potential tenants business opportunities.

“Tutuban has always been known as the Pioneer of Retail and Trading in Manila’s Business District” Tecson notes.

“We opened the TC Shopping plaza to provide a venue for “mom-and-pop” and SME-type of businesses, and in the process help improve the livelihood of residents in the area.”

Located near the Bonifacio Plaza (in front of Prime Block and Centermall), the TC Shopping Plaza provides convenient access to shoppers and tenants coming from Mayhaligue (PNR Riders), Recto (LRT and north), from Tondo, and from Ilaya and Tabora in Divisoria.

Tutuban Center pushes for another prosperous 25 years

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Tutuban Center Mall in Divisoria, Manila, offers you a one-of-a-kind shopping experience. Here’s you can have great deals and best value for your money. From shirts to pants, dresses, accessories , local made or even from asian countries like Korea, Japan, Hongkong and others; shoes, bags, accessories. . . name it and get it !

Tutuban Center is 25 years old, but will certainly push for another 25 more.

Everything was simple, straightforward but with a deeper sense of purpose. This was demonstrated by a blood-letting activity in the morning where many of its employees participated and gamely donated precious blood for the benefit of those in need of it, like those suffering from certain blood-related ailments and other life-threatening diseases.

A Mass was also held in the afternoon in thanksgiving for all the blessings Tutuban Center received the past year.

But for this year’s celebration, Tutuban Center decided to forego with the usual glitzy celebration by focusing on activities that will help foster a stronger bond with its tenants, suppliers, partners and customers and the community. 

In the evening, Tutuban Center took its anniversary celebration a notch higher as it held a “fashion-for-a-cause” charity event called “Fashion for Compassion.”

The show was in partnership with Mode Elle, a fashion house that holds fashion shows to raise funds for charity, and select Tutuban Center tenants who served as clothing sponsors. The event sought to raise funds for Tahan-Tahanan and Child Haus to help them sustain the care and provision of shelter for cancer-stricken kids and their families from the provinces while seeking treatment in Manila.

A prosperous future is in the eyes of Tutuban Center but definitely, they won’t forget and leave behind those that helped them get to their first 25 years as they chart their course toward the next 25.

Shown in photo are some of the models wearing the dresses provided by select Tutuban Center tenants such as Sohrab Arcega, Eva Miranda, Benita Garcia, Allen James, Nick Riveral, Jimmy and Josephine Raborar, Nedy’s Bridal, Justine Bridal, Jeane Do Oma, Merly, Jocelyn Fabia Boutique, Marilyn Peraje, Tess, and Sarah/Jose Boutique during the “Fashion for Compassion” event.