1. Piolo Pascual and KC Concepcion. Yahoo! OMG! Awards' Hottest Actor Piolo Pascual last week revealed that he and his girlfriend KC Concepcion will have a concert in California, United States this October. The couple's last project together was the ABS-CBN remake of Korean telenovela "Lovers in Paris," where their on-screen romance blossomed into a real-life relationship.
2. Philippines' 40 Richest. Forbes has released its list of richest people in the Philippines — 11 of them are US dollar billionaires. SM's Henry Sy remains on top of the richest list with a $7.2-billion net worth. Also on the top five are beer and tobacco magnate Lucio Tan, Cebu Pacific founder John Gokongwei Jr., real estate tycoon Andrew Tan, and DMCI founder David Consunji. Last and youngest on the list is Edgar Sia II, 34, who sold his fastfood chain Mang Inasal to Jollibee, which was founded by Tony Tan Caktiong, number 11 in this year's Forbes list.
3. Manny Pacquiao. After winning his boxing bout with Shane Mosley, the Pambansang Kamao took on the battle against the reproductive health bill, which remains pending in Congress. The richest congressman then took the cudgels for private sector workers asking for a legislated P125 across-the-board wage increase. Pacquiao has also co-authored Anakpawis party-list Rep. Rafael Mariano's House Bill 375.
4. Bagyong Falcon. Tropical storm Falcon (Maeri) brought rains that reminded and warned Filipinos, especially those in Metro Manila, of the Ondoy tragedy. Following heavy rains and flooding, the Department of Education on suspended classes from preschool to high school in the National Capital Region on June 24. As of the latest info from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, six people died, three people were injured, and 14 went missing due to Falcon.
5. Pilipinas Got Talent. Marcelito Pomoy, a 27-year-old singer dubbed as the "Man with a golden female voice," was declared grand winner of the season 2 of ABS-CBN's "Pilipinas Got Talent." The "doble-kara" performer, who shifts from a male to a female voice while singing a song, took home P2 million cash prize after defeating 13 other grand finalists.
6. Wimbledon. Russian tennis player and 2004 Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova, who is popular among Yahoo! users, is now the women's tournament's favorite after Serena and Venus Williams were eliminated. Meanwhile, men's tournament defending champion Rafael Nadal worries about a foot injury he suffered while in a game with Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro, whom he eventually defeated.
7. Derek Ramsay. Philippine Entertainment Portal's Scoopbox reported last week that Angelica Panganiban's boyfriend canceled his guesting on "Gandang Gabi Vice" after he learned that "TV Patrol" would come out with a story about his alleged marriage to a Filipino-Indian woman.
8. Anne Hathaway. The 28-year-old American actress is playing Catwoman, a seductive villain, in Christopher Nolan's final installment of the Batman series, "The Dark Knight Rises." She has also admitted that she called and emailed her Oscar Awards co-host James Franco after he commented that "The Tasmanian Devil would look stoned standing next to Anne Hathaway."
9. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. The outspoken senator and her husband, former Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Narciso Santiago, on recently renewed their wedding vows as they celebrated their 40th anniversary. Among her guests and principal sponsors were former President Joseph Estrada, former President and current Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Chief Justice Renato Corona, and former First Lady and incumbent Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos.
10. Commission on Higher Education. Yahoo! users searched for CHED last week as they await pronouncement on possible suspension of classes in the college level after tropical storm Falcon brought rains that flooded the metro. However, CHED however let college and university administrators decide on the matter. Based on its rules, it can only declare automatic suspension when there is typhoon signal number three in the area.
These trending searches are for June 20 to 26, 2011. Check out the previous Yahoo! Search Trends article, "K-Pop stars, OMG! Awards nominees, and Jose Rizal on Yahoo! Philippines Trending Searches."
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