ares ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁gross ▁floor ▁area ▁of ▁an ▁approximate ▁ 1 3 3 , 3 2 7 ▁square ▁meters . ▁The ▁m all ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁SM ▁Super m all ▁to ▁open ▁after ▁the ▁largest ▁SM ▁Super m all ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁SM ▁City ▁North ▁ED SA . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁vast ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁Gal as - S ant ol ▁area ▁is ▁the ▁Que zon ▁Institute ▁comp ound ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Q . I . ▁Hospital ▁for ▁t uber cul osis ▁str icken ▁patients . ▁The ▁hospital ▁was ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁T uber cul osis ▁Society . ▁, ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁comp ound ▁have ▁ceased ▁to ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁which ▁remained ▁oper ational ▁up ▁until ▁now ▁facing ▁E . ▁Rod rig uez ▁Avenue ▁between ▁B ana we ▁and ▁G . ▁A ran eta ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁travers ing ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁Sant ol ▁Road ▁which ▁stretch ▁from ▁the ▁Ram on ▁M ags ays ay ▁Bou lev ard ▁near ▁Stop ▁and ▁Sh op ▁and ▁V . ▁Map a ▁in ▁Man ila ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁back ▁gate ▁of ▁the ▁Q . I . ▁Comp ound ▁in ▁Bay ani ▁Street . ▁Bay ani ▁Street ▁often ▁serve ▁as ▁alternate ▁route ▁during ▁traffic ▁along ▁G . ▁A ran eta ▁Avenue ▁which ▁allows ▁motor ist ▁either ▁to ▁traverse ▁Sant