
KALIBO, Aklan-Manolo Pedrosa, a Kalibonhon who became famous as a housemate at the Pinoy Big Brother Show of ABS-CBN, is serving as the celebrity performer for the opening of the Cherry Mall here on July 13.
Ramon Quimpo Jr., a businessman in his social media post said that he is scheduled to arrive at the store at 3:00 pm for the opening of the new mall along Fortunato Quimpo Street (fronting Citymall).
Pedrosa is currently a contract artist for GMA 7.
“He is the son of my first cousin, GI Tansinco Mijares Rio Pedrosa.He is a Kalibonhon,” said Quimpo Jr.
A report said that the Kalibo-Cherry was the fourth branch of its kind in the country. It is also the first mall outside Luzon under the SM Cherry Mall brand.
Among their tenants in Kalibo were the Miniso, Supermarket, SM Retail (shops and brands), a pharmacy, and Goldilocks, among others.
SM Cherry is a brand of SM Supermalls owned by SM Prime Holdings, after Cherry Foodarama was acquired by the SM Group in 2013. Its first mall under the brand was SM Cherry Shaw, which opened in 2015.