Pampanga delicacies as well as other native and international products took center stage with the opening of the new Marquee Mall in Angeles City, Pampanga.  Ayala Corporation’s Chairman, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala and President Fernando Zobel de Ayala, together with Ayala Land Inc.’s President Antonino Aquino  and Ayala Land Senior VP Marivic Anonuevo were on hand to open the new, swank mall.  Guest of Honor was Angeles City Mayor Francis Nepomuceno. 

Also present were: Senior Managing Director of Ayala Corp. Mercedita Nolledo, Rowena Tomeldan, Vice President and COO of  Ayala Malls; Cora Dizon, Vice President  and Head of  Business Development of Ayala Malls; Rex Mendoza, SVP of ALI;  Raul M. Irlanda, SVP and President of  Makati Development Corp.; Joel N. Luna, VP and Head of Innovation and Design Group of ALI;

Javi Hernandez, AVP of ALI and Mark Sablan, GM of Marquee Mall.

Among the boutique and store owners in attendance were:  Robina Gokongwei of True Value, Toys R Us, Saizen & Robinsons Appliance, Bernie Liu of Penshoppe, Martin Lorenzo of Pancake House, Carlyn Salud of Krispy Kreme, Dra. Sylvia Huang of The Body Shop, Gerry Apolinario of Gerry’s Grill, Eric Puno of Yellow Cab, Steve Mawasley & Nolet Puno of Adidas, Jay Lazaro of Tokyo Tokyo, Franklin Go of Goldilocks, Menchu Lopez & Quito Lopez of Starbucks, Lolito Lopez of Rusty Lopez, Wilson Lim of Abenson, Mike Dargani of Red Kimono and Manish Mathani of 1072. 

Pampanga’s homegrown flavors with Kapampangan labels such as Nathaniels, Susie’s Cuisine, Ikabud, Kabigting’s Halo-halo and Aling Lucing’s Sisig were proudly represented, to satisfy native taste buds. This new Pampanga destination also carries:  Marks & Spencer, Aldo, Nautica, Iora, Swatch, Lacoste Footwear, Sanuk,  Bossini,  Naturalizer,  Samsonite, Aerosoles, Nine West, Lacoste,  Res Toe Run, Geox and Travel Club. And then there’s Bench, Folded & Hung, Kamiseta and Bayo; and for gastronomic delights, there’s TGI Fridays, Italianni’s, Flapjacks and Cyma.