Since 2008, the annual lighting ceremony at the Promenade and Theater Mall in Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila, Philippines has been a tradition. For several years, the late German “Kuya Germs” Moreno invited stars like Gloria Romero to join him in providing cheer and dazzle at the ceremony.
Among the young actors who joined Moreno in spreading cheer to shoppers and mall goers at the Promenade were Barbie Forteza, Bea Binene, Jake Vargas, Hero Angeles and Ken Chan. This year, Forteza, Chan, Jak Roberto, Mark Manicad and John Nite carried on the tradition.
Forteza first became part of the Greenhills tradition when she was just 13 years old. Chan and Roberto were her co-stars in the GMA hit television show “Meant to Be.”
“I’m so happy to be doing this again,” Forteza said. She expressed how she loved the symbolism of the lights going on at the same time to start the festivities in the city.
The lighting ceremony at the mall was led by Music Museum Group president Precy M. Florentino and other MMG officials including Rosalinda Mendoza and Paolo Mendoza. The dining, shopping and entertainment enclave is best known for its popular performance venues, the Music Museum and Teatrino, its state of the art Greenhills Cinemas that pioneered the Dolby Atmos Sound Technology, and its lively mix of shops and restaurants.
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