ial . ▁The ▁La ▁M esa ▁Dam ▁W aters hed ▁occup ies ▁the ▁eastern ▁portion . ▁The ▁La ▁M esa ▁Dam ▁supplies ▁much ▁of ▁northern ▁Metro ▁Man ila ' s ▁water ▁supply . ▁Ad j acent ▁to ▁the ▁waters hed ▁is ▁the ▁La ▁M esa ▁W aters hed ▁and ▁E co - P ark , ▁Metro ▁Man ila ' s ▁only ▁forest . ▁Loc ated ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁are ▁convention ▁cent ers , ▁pic nic ▁areas , ▁sw imming ▁po ols , ▁an ▁orch id arium , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁l ago on ▁for ▁bo ating ▁activities . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁row ing ▁and ▁drag on ▁boat ▁events ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁Games . ▁Also ▁located ▁here ▁are ▁five ▁big ▁m alls : ▁SM ▁City ▁Fair view , ▁Fair view ▁Terra ces , ▁Rob ins ons ▁Nov al ich es , ▁SM ▁City ▁Nov al ich es , ▁and ▁Nov al ich es ▁Pla za ▁Mall . ▁ ▁Nov al ich es ▁town ▁proper ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁several ▁educational ▁institutions , ▁not ably ▁St . ▁John ▁of ▁B ever ley , ▁ST I ▁College ▁Nov al ich es , ▁both ▁near ▁SM ▁City ▁Nov al ich es , ▁Mal ig aya ▁Element ary ▁School ▁and ▁Mal ig aya ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Mal ig aya ▁Park ▁Sub div ision , ▁just ▁near ▁SM ▁City ▁Fair view , ▁the ▁Metro ▁Man ila ▁College ▁( MM C ), ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Nov al ich es