Pacquiao, Cory Aquino top local Yahoo searches

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MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, former president Corazon Aquino, actress Maricar Reyes and the late rap artist Francis Magalona were among the most searched persons on Yahoo Philippines this year.

According to Yahoo Philippines' 2009 Year in Review, Pacquiao continued to cement his reputation as the most popular athlete in the country after topping the list of most searched topics for Yahoo Philippines this year. Pacquiao made history this year by winning his seventh world title after defeating Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto last November.

Pacquiao is followed closely by the late president Aquino who died last August 1 after a year-long battle with colon cancer. Aquino's funeral march lasted 10 hours and was witnessed by millions of Filipinos who mourned the death of the freedom icon. Pacquiao and Aquino hold the distinction of being among the few Filipinos to grace the cover of the Asian edition of Time magazine.

King of Pinoy Rap Francis M also dominated local Yahoo searches after he succumbed to leukemia last March. He placed number 3 on the Yahoo Philippines overall search terms in 2009.

Filipinos also turned to Yahoo to search for news about tropical storm Ondoy (Ketsana),which struck the country last September. Other search terms that made it to the top 10 list are Dionisia Pacquiao (5), Shalani Soledad (6), Eraserheads (7), University Athletic Association of the Philippines (8), Mar and Korina (9) and Philippine Basketball Association (10).

In Yahoo’s celebrity search rankings, actress Maricar Reyes beat out more established stars such as Angel Locsin and Kris Aquino to become the most searched celebrity in 2009. Reyes' profile shot up after a series of sex videos between her and celebrity doctor Hayden Kho were leaked onto the Internet.

The top celebrity searches in the Philippines are:
1. Maricar Reyes
2. Angel Locsin
3. Sandara Park
4. Pamela Bianca Manalo
5. Kris Aquino
6. Marian Rivera
7. Michael Jackson
8. Coco Martin
9. Anne Curtis
10. Judy Ann Santos

In a market where mobile penetration is more than 68%, Filipinos are definitely spending a lot more time searching and surfing the Internet on the mobile. The top mobile searches for Philippines include:
1. NBA
2. Katrina Halili
3. Manny Pacquiao
4. Marian Rivera
5. Hayden Kho
6. Francis Magalona
7. Citigroup
8. Michael Jackson
9. Cory Aquino
10. PBA

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