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The year's biggest newsmakers on 'Trending 2011,' airing Saturday, Dec. 31
TRENDING 2011: The GMA News and Public Affairs Yearend Special December 31, 2011, after Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho
After seven days of online polling through the microsite www.gmanetwork.com/trending2011, this year's top newsmakers are ready to be revealed this Saturday, December 31, 2011. In "Trending 2011: The GMA News and Public Affairs Yearend Special," the network's first interactive yearend special, the public was enjoined to vote for their choice of this year's biggest newsmakers. Find out who topped the list in the five categories: Newsmakers, Shocking Crimes, World News, For the Win and Showbiz and the Arts. 
In the Newsmakers category the voters hose from six nominees: President Benigno Simeon Aquino III; Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; Department of Justice Sec. Leila De Lima; COA Commissioner Heidi Mendoza; Former Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri; and Chief Justice Renato Corona. On the other hand, it was the mall shooting incidents and crimes involving celebrities that grabbed headlines as the most Shocking Crimes of 2011. Nominees in the World News category include the Death of Osama Bin Laden; the Execution of Pinoys in China; the Japan Tsunami; the Royal Wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William; the Death of Muammar Gaddafi; and the Fall of Hosni Mubarak. In the sports category, For the Win, the public chose among the following sports greats: Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao; the national football team Philippine Azkals; the courageous Philippine Dragonboat Team; and the emerging rugby team Philippine Volcanoes. The nominees for the Showbiz and the Arts category are the controversial "Poleteismo" of Mideo Cruz; Filipina beauties who bagged various beauty titles; the epicserye Amaya; Eat Bulaga's dominance on TV; and controversial Showbiz breakups. "Trending 2011: The GMA News and Public Affairs 2011 Yearend Special" is hosted by veteran journalist Mike Enriquez, with special co-host Dingdong Dantes. The special airs this Saturday, December 31, 9 PM, after Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho.
In the Newsmakers category the voters hose from six nominees: President Benigno Simeon Aquino III; Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; Department of Justice Sec. Leila De Lima; COA Commissioner Heidi Mendoza; Former Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri; and Chief Justice Renato Corona. On the other hand, it was the mall shooting incidents and crimes involving celebrities that grabbed headlines as the most Shocking Crimes of 2011. Nominees in the World News category include the Death of Osama Bin Laden; the Execution of Pinoys in China; the Japan Tsunami; the Royal Wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William; the Death of Muammar Gaddafi; and the Fall of Hosni Mubarak. In the sports category, For the Win, the public chose among the following sports greats: Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao; the national football team Philippine Azkals; the courageous Philippine Dragonboat Team; and the emerging rugby team Philippine Volcanoes. The nominees for the Showbiz and the Arts category are the controversial "Poleteismo" of Mideo Cruz; Filipina beauties who bagged various beauty titles; the epicserye Amaya; Eat Bulaga's dominance on TV; and controversial Showbiz breakups. "Trending 2011: The GMA News and Public Affairs 2011 Yearend Special" is hosted by veteran journalist Mike Enriquez, with special co-host Dingdong Dantes. The special airs this Saturday, December 31, 9 PM, after Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho.
