Rich and poor shop at Greenhills Complex

MANILA, Philippines - The sprawling Greenhills Shopping Complex, serving as a familiar landmark in the San Juan-Mandaluyong area and a bargain mecca, is catering to people from all walks of life. Familiar here are bargain hunters who also frequent other flea markets (tiangges) from other parts of the metropolis. But also shopping here are the rich and the famous — prominent personalities in business, entertainment, politics, sports, media and even VIPs from other countries.

“Not only the ordinary shoppers, famous personalities are also shopping in Greenhills,” according to Albert Castro, project coordinator of Prime Asia Trade Planners & Convention Organizers (PATEPCO).

Castro said the poor and rich like to shop here because Greenhills offers the variety of affordable goods and boost of convenience, accessibility and safety not found in the low-end bargain centers.

The shopping center where the 18th National Furniture, Furnishings & Fashion Festival is being held back to back with the seventh Philippine Folk Arts & Crafts Festival is being held until April 11 is now basking in modernity. It has major renovations aimed at giving it a more modern or 21st century look.