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GMANews.TV's year-end review: 2010 was no perfect beauty


When I was a randy teen much more than 10 years ago, 10 was the title of a movie about a woman with perfect beauty. The year that is concluding ends with the same promising round number that only comes around once a century. So it's a shame we can't say 2010 was more than a six for our long-suffering country. Far from a perfect ten was 2010. But at least it was less imperfect than 2009, the year bloodied by the Maguindanao Massacre and submerged by the so-called 100-year rain of tropical storm Ondoy, followed by the epic flooding caused by Pepeng. That was also the year when the nation lost its democracy icon, Cory Aquino. Give 2009 a four. 2010 featured the country's first automated national election that many expected to fail but surprised nearly everyone when it didn't. Cory's son Noynoy won in a landslide by vowing to be the opposite of the deeply disliked Gloria Arroyo. A typhoon or two did visit the country, but not nearly with the same savagery as Ondoy or Pepeng. The year actually had a chance to be an eight. Then the August 23 Manila hostage drama unfolded live before the world, exposing the incompetence of the police, the negligence of the judicial system, and perhaps even the lackadaisical leadership of the new president. That took at least three points off to make most of the year a mediocre five. Then in the run-up to the holidays, a group of heretofore unknowns called the Azkals kicked their way onto the national radar and injected the public with a dose of morale. That was worth at least a point, thus the final score of six in our highly subjective judgment of the year 2010. GMANews.TV produced this package of year-end features to help our regular visitors take their own measure of 2010. -- Howie Severino, GMANews.TV TOP STORIES
GMANews.TV news browser: Top stories of 2010 Our 2010 news browser presents the year's top news stories in a compact interactive calendar, with links to GMA News web and television content.
10 videos that made the news in 2010 News video used to be ephemeral - you go to the bathroom during the news and you miss it forever. That was then, this is now: If you miss it, do a search, and you can watch it forever, or at least enough times that you memorize the moves of those dancing flight attendants.
The Ampatuan massacre: Top 10 highlights in 2010 GMANews.TV lists this year's Top 10 highlights of the carnage that has not only shocked the world, but also shattered political alliances and left scores of families screaming for justice.
Plagiarism in the Facebook era, Pinoy-style The year 2010 may be remembered for many things, but it will certainly go down in history as the year "plagiarism" became a buzzword in the Filipino psyche. GMANews.TV has compiled the most controversial intellectual theft scandals by high-profile personalities and government officials that rocked the academic, legal, and artistic spheres this year.
Across the seas: Top OFW stories of the year The overseas Filipino story is at times a story of despair, but always, it is one of hope. GMANews.TV looks back at the year that was, highlighting the triumphs and tribulations that often define the life of Filipino migrant workers as they toil in foreign lands, displaced from their home country, in the hopes of providing better lives for the loved ones they left behind.
SLIDE SHOW: Key moments in 2010 frozen in photos GMANews.TV has compiled into a slide show significant events of 2010 frozen in photographs by some of the country's best photojournalists.
POLITICS
Building PNoy’s Ark is no walk in the park Despite a love life reportedly at nil-nil, or a scoreless draw between him and the plucky girls he's been seen dating, PNoy should have a very merry Christmas, thanks to SWS' latest high approval ratings that give him a net satisfaction score of +64.
Church faced defiance but remained powerful in 2010 The year 2010 was stressful for the Catholic church in the Philippines. For the first time in years, public figures were challenging the authority of the church, especially on the controversial issue of sex and birth control.
PNoy in 2010: Loyalty, frugality, immaturity Liberty, equality, a sense of community. The ideals of the French revolution are within reach for the second Aquino government if PNoy follows his own sage advice about setting an example. Here's an overview of the year that was for the only son who is carving a political path in the shadow of his famous parents.
In 2010, the primary social media still offline Filipinos' use of social media has grown by leaps and bounds over the past year, but its promise to democratize political discussion remains elusive to the majority of Filipinos — at least for now. For many, the most vital social media is not online.
ECONOMY
Politics, foreign funds jump-start PHL economy in 2010 Two incendiary changes this year helped jump-start the Philippine economy — down but not out — as it reeled from the global financial meltdown that began in the US in 2007.
PPP projects: Engine for economic growth Public-private partnership or PPP is again the catch phrase in the Philippines as a formula for carrying out large infrastructure projects, an engine for economic growth.
ENTERTAINMENT
Ang Pinaka! sa showbiz 2010: Kasalan, hinanakit, at pag-asa Nagsimula ang 2010 sa kasalan at nagtapos din sa isang enggrandeng kasalan. Naging buwena-manong event sa showbiz ng 2010 ang pag-iisang dibdib nina Ciara Sotto at non-showbiz boyfriend nito na si Jojo Oconer noong Enero 17 sa Manila Polo Club.
Top 10 television milestones that rocked your screen in 2010 If you're a couch potato, you've probably mastered this diet: you have morning shows for breakfast, variety shows for lunch, soap operas for snacks, news for dinner and maybe another sitcom or documentary show for midnight snacks.
SPORTS
Phenomenal 2010 for P4P King Pacquiao It has been a phenomenal year for Manny Pacquiao, with the reigning pound-for-pound fighter of the world showing no signs of slowing down. The past year, Pacquiao won two fights against two of the toughest boxers in their respective weight divisions, while at the same time earning citations left and right.
Extraordinary NCAA campaign for rampaging Red Lions San Beda's Season 86 campaign in the NCAA was anything but ordinary. Frankie Lim's Red Lions were dominant in a historic ride, as an epitome of perfection. After losing its NCAA crown last year, San Beda made sure it would regain the crown in a memorable way.
PICK OF THE CROP
Walang pogi dito: The year's top Pinoy Twitter trends Gone are the days when Twitter was just about broadcasting what you had for lunch. The year 2010 saw not only a rise in the number of Filipinos on Twitter but also a sea change in the way Filipinos use the 140-character micro-blogging service.
Wang-wang, here come the major major quotes of 2010 Actions speak louder than words, it is often said, but some words are loud enough on their own. Many of history's events are remembered purely for the quotes associated with them. Here are some one- and two-liners from 2010 that made the news and created the branding for the year gone by.
Say e0hw fhOwz to the top 10 buzzwords of 2010 It was a year of PNoy and PCOS, of jejemons and bekimons, and other major, major words that created a lot of buzz. Looking back to the year that was, GMANews.TV drew up this list of words and expressions that we think made a mark in 2010, based on usage and impact on the lives of Filipinos.
Remembering those who passed away in 2010 In 2010, the Philippines said goodbye to a number of public personalities who helped define their eras--including respected public servants like Emilia Boncodin and Cerge Remonde; celebrities and entertainers like Redford White, Palito, Charlie Davao, and Fred Panopio.
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