Victoria Plaza: Davao City’s First Mall Closes After 32 Years

Victoria Plaza: Davao City’s first mall closes after 32 years

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – As residents here in Mindanao’s premier city prepare to welcome 2026, a chapter in its history comes to a close with Victoria Plaza, its first shopping mall, shutting its doors after 32 years in operation. A whistle blew as the roll-up door of Victoria Plaza’s main entrance was lowered until fully shut at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Victorial Plaza, owned by the Limso family, opened on March 16, 1993.  It was the first shoppin…

Davao’s Victoria Plaza closes after 32 years

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 December) — Nostalgia swept through Dabawenyos as NCCC Mall VP (formerly Victoria Plaza), the city’s first mall, closed its doors on Wednesday, 32 years after it started operations. The NCCC Mall VP (formerly Victoria Plaza) closes after 32 years on December 31, 2025. MindaNews photo by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV It opened in 1993 with the claim that it was “built for the utmost shopping comfort and convenience of the people…