Paul Walker, Neri Naig, and beauty queens in Top 10 searches of Filipinos in 2013

Google releases its year-end Zeitgeist, "a collection of the top search queries by Filipinos."
In a press launch held on December 17, at the Top of  the Citi, Makati, the trending searches, defined as the "queries...that had the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period," and most searched, simply the "most popular terms  ranked according to volume of searches," were revealed. 

Google Philippines Country Communications Manager Gail Tan said, “This year’s list speak a lot about our concern for national achievement and progress, while at the same time, our curiosity in pop culture issues."

Leading 2013’s top overall searches is the late Hollywood star Paul Walker, who became popular for his role as Brian O’Conner in The Fast and The Furious franchise. He died in a car crash on November 30, 2013.

Our country also makes an impact in the "global search traffic," with the onslaught of typhoon Yolanda landing the second spot as the most trending event, next to Boston Marathon, which hit the headlines in April due to the bombings that killed three people and injured about 300 others.

Meanwhile, the list of most-searched news topics was dominated by deaths, beauty queens, sex video scandals, and national issues—such as pork barrel, election results, and SONA.  
PEPsters, presenting the names and topics that topped this year's overall searches of the Filipinos:

1. Paul Walker
2. Samsung Galaxy S4
3. Movies 2013
4. Onehitcf
5. Camera 360
6. PAL Express
7. Neri Naig
8. Miss Universe 2013
9. EB Babe Yosh
10. iPhone 5s

The newsmakers, according to the pulse of Goole users, are:

1. Paul Walker
2. Cory Monteith
3. Ariella Arida
4. Pope Francis
5. Megan Young
6. Devina Dediva
7. Nancy Binay
8. Janet Napoles
9. Gilas Pilipinas
10. Nelson Mandela

The most-searched People are:

1. Paul Walker
2. Neri Naig
3. EB Babe Yosh
4. Cory Monteith
5. Wall Bayola
6. Ariella Arida
7. Kevin Ware
8. Pope Francis
9. Chito Miranda
10. Megan Young

And lastly, the list of top Local Celebrities searched by Filipinos:

1. Neri Naig
2. EB Babe Yosh
3. Wally Bayola
4. Ariella Arida
5. Chito Miranda
6. Megan Young
7. Freddie Aguilar girlfriend
8. Totoy Brown
9. Krista Miller
10. Alyssa Quijano

Neri Naig, Chito Miranda, EB Babe Yosh, and Wally Bayola all became controversial because of their “private videos,” which circulated on the Net.

Ariella Arida and Megan Young, on the other hand, brought pride and honor to the country due to their victories in the pageants, Miss Universe and Miss World, respectively.

Pinoys got interested as well in knowing more about the 16-year-old girlfriend of Freddie Aguilar whose picture surfaced a few hours after PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) broke the story; Krista Miller, the lady who reportedly became the last straw in the marriage of Cesar Montano and Sunshine Cruz; Alyssa Quijano, the lady love of Charice;  and Totoy Brown, a nationwide meme sensation. -- Rizza Lorraine C. Benedicto, PEP