That is just too great... LinkyMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Thousands of couples got Valentine's Day celebrations going early in the Philippines, locking lips at midnight in what organizers dubbed "Lovapalooza 2."
The couples, most of them young, kissed simultaneously at 12 o'clock after gathering Saturday night along a popular seaside walkway in the Philippine capital. Cheers erupted from the crowd as fireworks went off over Manila Bay.
More than 5,300 couples had kissed for at least 10 seconds last Valentine's Day in Manila for an event dubbed "Lovapalooza," breaking Chile's record of 4,445 in the Guinness World Records book.