12 Feb 2006, Manila, Luzon Island, Philippines — Filipino couples kiss at the stroke of midnight Sunday 12 February 2006 in Manila, Philippines during a mass kissing festival participated in by thousands of partners and dubbed as ‘Lovapalooza’. The Philippines set the world record for mass kissing in 2004 when more than 5,000 couples locked lips for at least 10 seconds during a festival before Valentine’s Day. — Image by © Rolex de la Pena/epa/Corbis