Fontana - you’re not wrong, QR’s MNL lounge is a complete dump and hardly worth visiting! I see you are BAEC Gold - far better to fly QR into/out of HKG, enjoy the Pier and/or Wing F lounges, and get an ultra-cheap CX Avios and cash J flight to/from MNL or CEB (I mention CEB because transferring from international to domestic and vv at MNL is one of life’s biggest travel headaches).