Vhong Navarro is Google PH's most-searched term in 2014
Other top search terms in the 'Year in Search 2014' list are Cedric Lee, Robin Williams, the mobile game Flappy Bird, and the movie 'Frozen'
Published 3:40 PM, December 16, 2014
Updated 3:57 PM, December 17, 2014
VHONG NAVARRO. The male actor's name is the top search term in Google Philippines in 2014. Photo from Vhong Navarro's Instagram
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – "Vhong Navarro" was the overall most-searched term in Google in the country in 2014, according to the "Year in Search 2014" report released by Google Philippines on Tuesday, December 16.
Navarro is a male celebrity who was involved in a beating incident at a posh condominium unit in Taguig City in January.
His legal battles with Deniece Cornejo, who accused Navarro of rape, and businessman Cedric Lee, whom Navarro sued for serious illegal detention, were so widely followed by Filipino netizens that even Lee's name made it in the overall top 10 search terms.
Other top trending queries on the search engine reflected the interests and pressing issues that Filipinos cared about in 2014, said Google Philippines in a statement.
The list includes comedian Robin Williams, whose death on August 11 surprised the world; the addictive mobile game Flappy Bird; and the top-grossing movie Frozen.
Google has been releasing a list of top searches in the Philippines every year since 2008.
For 2014, these were the top 10 overall search terms in Google Philippines:
- Vhong Navarro
- Flappy Bird
- Robin Williams
- "Rude" (song)
- Frozen
- Cedric Lee
- Paolo Bediones
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Malaysia Airlines
- Meteor Garden
Google Philippines also listed down the top search terms in 15 different categories, 6 of which were presented to the media on Tuesday:
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News
- MH370
- Ebola virus
- Typhoon Glenda
- SONA 2014
- ISIS
- MH17
- Gaza
- Ukraine
- blood moon
- Crimea
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Events
- Pacquiao vs Algieri
- FIFA World Cup 2014
- Pacquiao vs Bradley
- FIBA World Cup 2014
- Asian Games 2014
- Father's Day 2014
- Oscars 2014
- The Naked Truth (Bench)
- Mayweather vs Maidana
- Wimbledon 2014
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Male Celebrities
- Vhong Navarro
- Robin Williams
- Paolo Bediones
- James Reid
- Kim Soo-hyun
- Mark Gil
- Jerry Yan
- Tado
- Andrew Garfield
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Female Celebrities
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Nadine Lustre
- Renee Zellweger
- Kristel Moreno
- Krista Miller
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Joan Rivers
- Barbie Hsu
- Idina Menzel
- Jun Ji-hyun
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Movies
- Frozen
- Annabelle
- Maleficent
- Divergent
- Big Hero 6
- Interstellar
- 47 Ronin
- Starting Over Again
- Godzilla
- If I Stay
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Music (Songs)
- Rude
- Blank Space
- Let It Go
- Royals
- All of Me
- Roar
- Counting Stars
- Bang Bang
- Wrecking Ball
- Dati
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Globally, Robin Williams was the top Google search term overall in 2014, followed by the World Cup, the Ebola virus, the Malaysia Airlines, and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.
The rest of the categories, and the top search terms in the Philippines for each, are:
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Newsmakers
- Cedric Lee
- Darren Espanto
- Deniece Cornejo
- Paul George
- Helena Belmonte
- Bryan Gahol
- Michael Christian Martinez
- Natalia Poklonskaya
- Michelle Ann Bonzo
- Roxanne Cabanero
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Local Destinations
- Philippine Arena
- Scream Park Manila
- Sky Ranch Tagaytay
- Sandbox Pampanga
- Costa Pacifica Baler
- City of Dreams Manila
- Fisher Mall Cinema
- Century City Mall
- Fairview Terraces
- B-Side Makati
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International Locations
- Sochi
- Senegal
- Argentina
- Berlin Wall
- Niagara Falls
- Chile
- Bern
- Cave of Lascaux
- Tigris River
- Oak Island
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Restaurants
- Project Pie
- Tim Ho Wan
- IHOP
- CaliBurger
- Vikings SM Megamall
- Niu by Vikings
- Buffet 101 Eastwood
- Charaptor
- La Vie Parisienne
- Kyochon
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TV Shows
- Meteor Garden
- The Heirs
- Angel Eyes
- Pinoy Big Brother: All In
- The Legal Wife
- The Voice Kids
- The Voice of the Philippines
- Got to Believe
- Empress Ki
- Ikaw Lamang
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Apps
- Flappy Bird
- Makeup Transformation
- Spotify
- Mobogenie
- 2048
- Retrica
- Candy Crush Saga
- Camera360 Ultimate
- GO Keyboard
- Psiphon
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Mobile Trending Searches: Overall
- World Cup 2014
- Vhong Navarro
- iPhone 6
- Dorothy Hodgkin
- Olympic Charter
- Robin Williams
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi
- Mary Anning
- Paolo Bediones
- "Rude" (song)
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Mobile Trending Searches: Local Personalities
- Vhong Navarro
- Paolo Bediones
- Cedric Lee
- Deniece Cornejo
- Kristel Moreno
- Mark Gil
- Tado Jimenez
- Helena Belmonte
- Jennifer Laude
- Michelle Ann Bonzo
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Mobile Trending Searches: Events
- World Cup 2014
- Pacquiao vs Algieri
- FIBA 2014
- Pacquiao vs Bradley
- Doodle 4 Google
- Binibining Pilipinas 2014
- Miss Earth 2014
- UAAP Season 77
- Bench Naked Truth
- UAAP Cheerdance 2014
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– Rappler.com
