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Philippine malls are much more than just places to shop
With facilities to eat, entertain and pray, and safer than streets, they are the new "cool" rendezvous for many
Published Thu, Jul 30, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Manila
AS she eyes the colourful ice creams on offer at a Baskin-Robbins in one of Manila's most luxurious shopping centres, Philippine teenager Jamie Gamboa admits to being an incurable mall rat - but not only for the shopping.
"It is the only place where you can just walk around without having to spend, and there are a lot of things to entertain us," said the petite 16-year-old, surrounded by a gaggle of friends. "We tried other places but it's more of a hassle. In parks, there isn't enough to do. A museum or a zoo isn't a place you go to more than once."
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