Mooning, swooning, or crooning? Events and activities for Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2016 | 2:12 am

Rejoice, lovers of all shapes, forms, and sizes; the day to celebrate romance has come yet again! Revel in the various activities the metro has prepared — from concerts to take you down memory lane, to a ballet production that combines the sensual and the macabre in one heady performance, to a yoga-for-two offering, among many others.

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Finding Bae Online

February 12, 2016 | 1:01 am

How this entrepreneur became a telco ambassador

February 12, 2016 | 12:05 am

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia

AMID ALL THE celebrity endorsers out there, businessman Bjorn R. Pardo may seem like an unusual choice to become a brand ambassador for a leading telecommunications company.

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Nivea Sun takes Bohol

February 12, 2016 | 12:04 am

By Joseph L. Garcia

BOHOL’S MOODY SKIES did not kill the party for this year’s Nivea Sun 2016 kickoff, held on Jan. 26-28 at the Bellevue Resort.

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The X-Files: The truth should’ve stayed out there

February 12, 2016 | 12:04 am

The Binge
Jessica Zafra

NO ONE was more excited about the return of The X-Files than I was. In the 1990s, that show was my life in an alternate universe. I never met a limb-stretching serial killer who killed people and stole their livers, then hibernated for 30 years in a nest of newspapers, but Tooms was an improvement on some people I knew.

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Four Warner TV favorites return

February 12, 2016 | 12:03 am

SAVE THE DATES as Warner TV brings back from hiatus four big titles that are truly worth the wait. Brace yourselves with the return of fan favorites like iZombie Season 2, Arrow Season 4, Gotham Season 2 and Blindspot on the first quarter of 2016.

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Fish, other mosquitoes now warriors in Zika battle

February 12, 2016 | 12:03 am

WITH LARVA-CHOMPING FISH and genetically modified insects, Latin Americans are deploying legions of little helpers to destroy mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus in the world’s latest mass health scare.

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Deadpool fans fete movie’s opening with cast

February 12, 2016 | 12:03 am

NEW YORK — After years in the making, Deadpool hits cinema screens this week and fans of Marvel’s anti-hero got to interact with the movie’s cast at a special event in New York on Monday.

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Hotel operator says time is ripe for ‘boutique resorts’

February 12, 2016 | 12:03 am

By Zsarlene B. Chua

HOME-GROWN hotel brand, the Henry Hotels, is embarking on a quite ambitious expansion as its sights are set on having ten hotels by 2020, with some rising in resort locations such as Panglao in Bohol and in Palawan—a departure from the two current hotels which are set inside city centers.

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The War of Art: ACC + Leon Gallery Auction

February 12, 2016 | 12:03 am

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman

Auction
The Asian Cultural Council Philippines Art Auction 2016
Feb. 20, 2:00 p.m.
G/F Eurovilla 1, Rufino cor. Legazpi Streets, Legazpi Village, Makati City

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SM, HK Disneyland mark park’s anniversary with raffle promo

February 12, 2016 | 12:03 am

By Zsarlene B. Chua

SM SUPERMALLS, in partnership with Hong Kong Disneyland, recently announced a promotion to take 30 SM patrons (and their families) to the “happiest place on earth.”

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Rihanna’s Anti scores Billboard 200 top spot

February 12, 2016 | 12:02 am

NEW YORK — Rihanna’s new album, Anti, officially took the top spot on the Billboard 200 album charts on Monday, a week after 1 million giveaway copies made it ineligible for Billboard consideration.

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