Shopping resources Angeles City - SM Clarkfield Balibago - where to go shopping for your special needs and supplies
Since Summer 2006 ready for shopping is the huge SM Clarkfield - Balibago, just next to Checkpoint. With large parking areas, Jeepneys to and from all directions, bus terminal for regional buses.
What do I find at SM Clarkfield ?
I get my computer-, cellphone-accessories at SM as well as deli food - I get the deli food and my preferred espresso coffee as well as my preferred Swiss chocolate "Swiss delice from Hypermart inside SM. Office supply I get from National Bookstore inside SM ... and all the smaller or larger things for life are now available from a single address. Hence if you come from provincial area or travel to your home province, SM Clarkfield may be the best address to fill up your needs of household and office supply for the next weeks or even months.
If you love snacks while shopping - try the India Samosa - they are delicious !! Besides that you find dozens of small food stalls or restaurants for all kinds of tastes.
There are other alternatives for shopping if you want to get always the very best bargain and are ready to travel thru all the traffic jam into the center of Angeles to other markets and malls. Myself I prefer the clean and efficient environment of a one stop get all shopping mall such as the huge SM Clarkfield.
Banking - how to get money for shopping ?
Inside SM Clarkfield is a branch of Banco de Oro - BDO - with fast and reliable ( so far always filled and always online ) ATM machine inside SM building next to main entrance. Outside the main entrance you currently have ATM machines from China Bank (PHP10'000 imit per withdrawal) and Bank of Philippine islands - BPI -. (PHP 20'000 limit per withdrawal). The ATM outside accept all major credit cards such as:
- Master Card
- Visa
- Cirrus
- Maestro
- American Express
- as well as the typical Philippine ATM cards
The ATM outside SM sometimes are empty or offline - inside at BDO so far the ATM always was fully working. Next ATM for major cards would be the new small BPI - opposite Casino Filipino or the BPI main branch near Saver's Mall just about 1 km away from Casino Filipino.
Enjoy
hans