Last-minute Valentine gift ideas for your boyfriend/husband

MANILA – Still can’t decide what to give to your man this Valentine’s Day? Check out these products that he will surely love.

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ADAM ELEMENTS IKLIPS DUO

Specifically made for the iOS and Mac market, the Adam Elements iKlips Duo storage device allows you to view photos and documents and play music and videos with AirPlay support. You can also use it to back up and manage your files effortlessly.

Priced at P4,650 for 32GB and P6,700 for 64GB, the iKlips Duo is available at selected Power Mac branches.

FUJIFILM GFX 50S

This camera has the highest ever image quality from Fujifilm and is categorized as a medium format mirrorless camera. It’s industrial and chic, perfect for those who are looking for cameras equipped with a large-sized sensor with an even higher number of effective pixels.

JOHN HARDY MODERN CHAIN BRACELET

Bold and brilliant, the John Hardy Modern Chain Bracelet has been reimagined and refined for both men and women. It comes in 18k gold and silver. John Hardy boutiques can be found at Rustan’s.

LENOVO A6600

This new smartphone from Lenovo is packed with features: 64-bit MediaTek 6735p quad-core 1.0GHz processor, 2GB RAM, Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, 5-inch display with 800:1 contrast ratio, 8MP autofocus rear camera, and 16GB internal storage with expandable memory.

Priced at only P5,999, the Lenovo A6600 is available at Lenovo stores and authorized sellers nationwide.

NEW BALANCE 247 SPORT


Designed with urban lifestyle in mind, the New Balance 247 Sport was launched in the Philippines last February 11 and has a retail price of P4,595.

The shoes are available at New Balance and The Athlete’s Foot in Glorietta, Commonwealth at SM Aura Premier, Sole Academy at Bonifacio High Street, SneakPeek at Shangri-La, and Capital at UP Town Center.

source: news.abs-cbn.com

Affordable Gifts

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines (PIA) – In observance of Valentine’s Day, offices of the Philippine Postal Corporation in Cebu offered to the public items at very affordable prices including fresh flowers, chocolates, stuffed Teddy Bears toys, among other gifts. At the same time, PhilPost also offered personal delivery of any of said gift items door-to-door and free of charge. PhilPost’s Valentines-related services is an annual offering by the agency every Valentine’s Day around the country starting 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Our clients are increasing every year and they order fresh flowers, chocolates and other gift items because our rates are much cheaper.

Academic Exchanges

CATARMAN, Northern Samar – The University of Eastern Philippines (UEP), Northern Samar has linked up with the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) in Lahore, Pakistan for collaborative efforts in conducting research on environmental toxicology and designing scientific models to control pollutants. This was learned from Romula Obleopas, UEP Publication and Media Affairs Office. These commitments of UEP and UVAS were formally expressed in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the signing of which highlighted the two-day International Conference on Toxicology in the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, last January 26-27, 2012.

Maasin Mangroves

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte (PIA) – The police here has started planting at least 750 mangrove seedlings in the province in support of the national government’s National Greening Program. Police Supt. Hector Enage said each of the 52 organic police officers and staff in the police station are required to plant at least six trees every month for a year. Earlier this month they planted 500 mangrove trees in Barangay Pasay in Maasin City along with barangay officials.

Solar Energy

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental (PIA) – Some 75 houses located in off-grid areas in Negros Oriental are expected to be lighted up using solar energy during the first quarter of this year. Said houses are located in off-grid areas in Vallehermoso, La Libertad and Guihulngan towns which are within the coverage area of Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative I (NORECO I). Solar home system technology will be installed in 25 houses in each of the three towns. Off-grid areas are places situated in remote hinterland areas that are not connected to the power transmission grid.

Jovita Fuentes

ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) – Pop and classical music will take center stage here in a tribute to Ms. Jovita Fuentes, the great Capiceña diva, on her natal day Wednesday. The hour-long “Jovita Fuentes Cultural Show” will feature students who have won in school-based provincial level singing contests. The show is part of the month-long Provincial Arts Month celebration. Selected soprano singers in the province who performed in a tribute to Fuentes last year have also been invited to perform the Capiceñas’ compositions and other Tagalog classical songs. A resolution has been passed by the Roxas City Council marking February 15 as Jovita Fuentes Day in the city.

source: mb.com.ph

Valentine-themed spam to rise four-fold this year – McAfee

MANILA, Phiippines — Internet users smitten by the love bug this Valentine’s Day need to be wary about being carried away by their emotions as security software firm McAfee warns that cyber criminals could be on the prowl on hearts–and eventually, pockets–this season of love.

According to a recent threat bulletin from McAfee, the amount of Valentine-themed spam messages is expected to “quadruple globally, as we approach the holiday, based on previous years of spam volumes.”

“This means that the bad guys are trying to take advantage of our open hearts with romance-related scams designed to trick you out of your information and money, or get you to click on dangerous links,” McAfee said.

These suspicious messages could come in the form of unsolicited mail advertising Valentine gifts; Valentine e-cards; online dating scams; romance-related malware; and phishing sites found on search engines, the antivirus provider said.

“One of the reasons we’re seeing an influx in this kind of spam is because scammers are using a technique called ‘snowshoe spamming’ in which they spread spam across multiple Internet addresses to evade spam filters,” it cautioned.

Should users receive any of the messages stated above, McAfee said they should be judicious enough to verify the source of the message, as in the case of e-cards.

“If you click on a link in a phony e-card, you could wind up accidentally downloading malware onto your device,” it pointed out.

The company also warned users who are looking for potential gifts to give to their loved ones through search engines to be extra vigilant, since scammers are always on the prowl and could trick users into giving up their credit card information.

“You may, for instance, come across a dangerous website while doing a search for ‘Valentine’s Day jewelry’,” it said. “Attracted by the site’s low prices, you may enter your credit card number and personal information and then get sweet nothings in return.”

But cyber criminals could also come in the form of an unsuspecting potential flame found on one of the myriad of online dating sites, McAfee said, pretending to be a sweet talker seemingly interested in forging romantic involvements online.

For these types of crooks, McAfee reiterates an age-old advice to “be suspicious of anyone who claims to fall in love too fast,” because they may actually be after your wallet, if not out to break your heart.

“Do an online search on any potential suitor to see if what they’ve said about themselves is true. Cross-reference the information you have against sites like LinkedIn or Spoke,” it added.

source: interaksyon.com