From Charice, Marian to Amazing Race Asia: Yahoo! Philippines' Top Searches for 2008 are...

When Charice Pempengco appeared on the Ellen Degeneres show in December 2007, she became so famous that 12 months later, her name and performances are still being searched on Yahoo! Philippines.

Yahoo! Philippines released the Top 10 lists of what piqued Pinoys’ interest in 2008 when it came to celebrities, TV shows, music and all things uniquely Filipino.

Yahoo! said: “We’re sure that whether you like American Idol or adore Marian Rivera, you’ll agree the queries below reflect the pulse of the foregone year—and the diversity of the Filipino taste.”

CELEBRITIES

•  Angel Locsin

• Angelina Jolie

• Anne Curtis

• Hayden Panettiere

• KC Concepcion

• Marian Rivera

• Piolo Pascual

• Vanessa Hudgens

• Wu Chun

• Zac Efron

TELEVISION

• Amazing Race Asia

• American Idol

• Dyesebel

• Gossip Girl

• Hannah Montana

• Heroes

• Marimar

• PBB

• PDA

• Prison Break

MUSIC

• Arnel Pineda

• Avril Lavigne

• Charice Pempengco

• David Cook

• Eraserheads

• Jonas Brothers

• Ramiele Malubay

• Regine Velasquez

• Rihanna

• Sarah Geronimo

OUR FLAVOR

• Ako Si Kim Sam Soon

• Deal Or No Deal

• Mall of Asia

• Moymoy Palaboy

• PEP

• Pinoy Channel

• Pinoy Fear Factor

• Survivor Philippines

• Troy Bisaya Version

• Urduja

LEISURE

• Chris Tiu

• Grand Theft Auto

• Lotto

• Manny Pacquiao

• Maria Sharapova

• NBA

• Olympics 2008

• PBA

• Rubik Cube

• UAAP