CEBU, Philippines - In Yahoo’s celebrity search rankings for 2009, acting newbie Maricar Reyes emerged as the most searched Filipino celebrity, besting such showbiz personalities as Kris Aquino, Angel Locsin and Marian Rivera who have had more established careers. Reyes' claim to fame this year was unfortunately through the series of sex videos between her and celebrity doctor Hayden Kho which were leaked onto the Internet.
The top celebrity searches in the Philippines are:
1. Maricar Reyes: The doctor-model turned actress was identified as controversial (ex) doctor Hayden Kho's partner in several sex videos that leaked to the internet (it was reported that she was his girlfriend then at the time the video was shot, when they were still both studying to become doctors). The sweet-faced Reyes' deafening silence and videos certainly stoked the interest of web-savvy Filipinos. Ironically, Katrina Halili, the other high-profile personality who also starred in the sex videos and who publicly condemned and charged Kho in court, didn't make it to the most searched list.
2. Angel Locsin: Her high-profile romance with showbiz heir Luis Manzano, and their eventual breakup, plus her series of TV projects, one of which landed her a Best Actress nomination at last month's International Emmys held in New York, have kept the actress on the internet radar this year.
3. Sandara Park: After getting a break through an ABS-CBN reality show, Sandara left the Philippines a couple of years ago with a heavy heart, saying that she is no longer loved by Filipino audiences. This year, however, she regained Filipino interest after reclaiming fame anew, this time in her home country in Korea as member of the pop group 2NE1.
4. Pamela Bianca Manalo: Because we are a pageant-crazy nation, it was inevitable that this year's lovely and statuesque Philippine bet to this year's Miss Universe would highly generate web attention.
5. Kris Aquino: Unlike in previous years when Kris Aquino made news for some scandalous reasons, the multi-media star had quite a share of the internet limelight with the death of her well-loved mother, who was also her no. 1 fan, the former president Cory Aquino. Other reasons that most likely had people searching about Kris were her active participation in the typhoon Ondoy relief drive for her mother network, and in the presidential plans of her brother, Sen. Noynoy Aquino.
6. Marian Rivera: 2009 has been a less controversial year for Marian, who had "run-ins" with the movie press the previous year, which was the height of reports that she caused the breakup of longtime sweethearts Dingdong Dantes, her perennial TV partner, and singer Karylle. Marian may not be as most searched as in 2008, but she remains in the Top 10 through her top-rating teleseryes on the Kapuso network, and also because of speculations on the real score between her and Dingdong. The two have been playing coy in interviews, even as their actions are saying otherwise.
7. Michael Jackson: The death of the King of Pop this year hogged the headlines all over the world. And it was obviously no different in the internet.
8. Coco Martin: The "indie prince" has made news this year for making it to mainstream TV and doing good at it. His kontrabida role in the top-rating Tayong Dalawa has been praised by fans and critics alike.
9. Anne Curtis: Her on-off relationship with one of showbiz's favorite heartthrobs Sam Milby, her continuous TV projects, and other real-life events such as the road accident mid of this year, wherein she hit her Porsche Cayenne into a van, and sustained minor injuries.
10.Judy Ann Santos: Her very private wedding with TV host-actor Ryan Agoncillo had the media and the internet community buzzing. It was so private that they shunned media coverage, kept the date and location under wraps, limited the guests, and chose largely un-showbiz people as godparents.
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