From selling shoes at 8, SM’s Tessie Sy-Coson still sees the perks of being small

Rappler - Nov 14, 2026

'My dad always tells his friends that if he can do it, you can do it too,' says Teresita Sy-Coson, recalling her childhood helping out at Henry Sy Sr.'s little shoe shop that would grow into the SM empire

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