Shoppers watching the lighting ceremony of a 60-foot (18.29 meter) tall Christmas tree at the Mall of Asia in Manila. The Philippines boasts one of the world's longest Christmas seasons, kicking off in September with fairy lights and artificial trees decorating malls, festive tunes on the radio and party-packed calendars. But the coronavirus pandemic looks set to be the grinch that spoils the four-month-long celebration this year. - AFP
MANILA, Nov 8 (AFP): The Philippines boasts one of the world's longest Christmas seasons, kicking off in September with fairy lights and artificial trees decorating malls, festive tunes on the radio and party-packed calendars.
But the coronavirus pandemic looks set to be the grinch that spoils the four-month-long celebration this year.
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