Even though the pandemic made most of the Filipinos stay indoor, this doesn’t stop their searches for most trending, hottest and headline-defining moments for the year 2021
Based on Yahoo’s Year in Review 2021 recaps the year through top trends, happenings, events, and personalities that Pinoys cared about the most.
Most search events and politicians in 2021
- (1) Boxing legend, senator, and now presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao topped headline searches this year for multiple reasons, beginning from his unanimous decision loss to reigning WBA welterweight champ Yordenis Ugas in August to his decision to run for president in September under the PDP-Laban party.
- (2) The threat of Taal Volcano (2nd) continued from last year after yet another volcanic unrest was recorded in July 2021.
- (3rd) Filipinos also widely searched for Ferdinand Marcos with Bongbong Marcos announcing his own bid for the presidency in 2022.
- (5th) Rodrigo Duterte who announced his departure from politics this year.
- (6th) President Benigno Aquino 3rd, revered for combating corruption and championing economic reforms, who passed away in June this year of renal disease.
- (7th) Sara Duterte-Carpio, who is running alongside Marcos Jr. as vice president in presidential elections for 2022.
- (8th) Rappler CEO and awarded journalist Maria Ressa, who became the first Filipino individual Nobel laureate after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov.
- (9th)The Typhoon Maring. After it ravaged parts of northern Luzon; 15 national roads and highways made impassable due to flooding, thousands displaced and affected with around 40 dead and several others missing and injured.
- (10th) The tragedy of the Philippine Air Force C-130 crash in July that took the lives of 53.
Most search personalities in 2021
Pinoy celebrities and Korean stars continued to dominate this year’s searches. Award-winning actress and prized ABS-CBN talent Bea Alonzo was the most-searched female celebrity after her transfer to rival network GMA-7 made headlines.
While the Hallyu wave continues to crash land on Pinoys well into 2021. Beloved K-drama superstar Lee Min-ho topped searches for male celebrities, while “Crash Landing on You’s” Hyun Bin (3rd) continued to be popular in searches, as well as Ji Chang-wook (7th). However, more Pinoy celebrities made up this year’s list, led by “Ang Probinsyano‘s” Coco Martin (2nd) followed by Robin Padilla (4th). Heartthrobs such as Daniel Padilla (5th), Gerald Anderson (6th), Xian Lim (8th), Paulo Avelino (9th), and Dingdong Dantes (10th) rounded up the list.
For sports the most well searched was Hidilyn Diaz. She truly owned 2021. After winning the country’s firs Olympic gold, the prized athlete shortly got engaged to boyfriend and coach Julius Naranjo.
Lastly, the cryptocurrency fever in the Philippines Finally, it was a big year for cryptocurrency in the Philippines, as interest surged in the country. Binance Coin (1st), Bitcoin (2nd), Tether (3rd), Ripple (4th), and Uniswap (5th) topped crypto searches, while “meme coins” Shiba Inu (6th) and Dogecoin (8th) also made the list.
Source: manilatimes.net
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