MANILA, Philippines - Edsa Shangri-la Manila welcomed the festive season with a heartwarming tree lighting ceremony in the elegant spaces of the holel’s brand-new lobby lounge. GM Patrick Schaub and Menchie Abalos of the City of Mandaluyong led the happy ceremony amid heavenly Christmas carols sung by the children of Isla de Cocomo, the hotel’s adopted nursery. Hotel VIP guests and friends came to celebrate the joyous occasion and were invited to partake of the hotel’s many activities in the days leading up to New Year’s Eve, which will be celebrated in a Venetian-style Masquerade Ball at the Lobby Lounge on December 31.