The Chapel was donated by Henry Sy, Sr.

and Felicidad Sy to the Archdiocese of Cebu, and is dedicated to San Pedro Calungsod, the first Visayan saint, who is considered a role model for the youth. Martyred in Guam for his missionary work in 1672, he was beatified by Blessed Pope John Paul II on March 5, 2000. San Pedro Calungsod was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peters Basilica in the Vatican City last Oct. 21. Designed by US-based architect Carlos Arnaiz, the Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod sits on an elevated 5,001 square meter lot within the SM Seaside Complex. It can accommodate up to 803 people. The design for the chapel is meant a homage to Cebus dynamic spirit. Cebu has become the heart of Philippine design culture open, vibrant, yet relaxing in a spirit of cosmopolitan exchange. The city is host to a growing community of talented designers, filmmakers, businessmen and trendsetters who are in the process of defining how a passion for history, craft, and hard work nutures innovation. The building is grounded on a long history of ecclesiastical architecture wherein light and structure work together to inspire. And yet, the design is truly contemporary, futuristic, and contextual.

MANILA, Philippines - It was both a historical and happy day when SM Prime Holdings, Inc. and the Archdiocese of the Cebu led the dedication of the Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod in SM Seaside Complex at the South Road Properties in Cebu City. The day after its dedication, it was the holding area for the bishops who took part in the the National Thanksgiving Mass celebrating the canonization of Saint Pedro Calungsod in the South Road Properties area. The Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod is the first structure in the SM Seaside Complex, echoing a practice during Spanish times when towns would be built around a church. More recently, the Shrine of Jesus the Way the Truth and the Life, was also the first structure in the now bustling Mall of Asia Complex when it was blessed in 1999.
The Archdiocese of Cebu appointed Msgr. Vicente Tupas as rector of the SM Seasides Chapel of San Pedro Calungsod.