With less than 10 days away from 2018, let us first take a step back and see INQUIRER.net’s Top 10 most viewed stories for 2017.
Stories between the ‘Savage Girl’ and a ‘Big Time’ Drug Lord, to the two nursing graduates who died in a car crash, and the ‘till death do us part heart-wrenching story, INQUIRER.net got you covered.
1. ‘Savage Girl’ Falls : With more than 716,404 page views and 822,000 shares, this Savage Girl story truly hit the top spot of this year’s list. Liezyl Margallo, 23, was arrested in Cebu last Jan. 25 after she was tagged as an alleged child trafficker. Margallo had been issued 16 warrants of arrest for allegedly forcing children to perform sexual acts, torturing them, and killing one of her victims as she recorded it.
2. Suicide on Facebook Live : Last July, Kian Shannon Sophie Cañares, 21, used Facebook Live as she took her own life. Cebu Daily News reported that two of Cañares’ cousins saw the video and rushed to her house. Unfortunately, they were not able to save their cousin. 430,303 page views
3. Two CDU nursing grads die in a car crash the same day they passed their exam : Hours before the results of Nursing Licensure Exam was released on Dec. 12, two nursing graduates died in a car crash. It was a tragic death for Cebu Doctor’s University alumni Louis Mitchell Nayre Ferolin and Alexa Eddy Ceniza Carvajal as they were among the 5,876 passers of the said licensure exam. 363,571 page views
4. 7-Eleven franchising package made affordable at P300,000 : Business enthusiasts rejoiced last June after 7-Eleven announced that it would only cost P300,000 to have a franchise of its convenience store. Its operator, Philippine Seven Corp. said the move to lower the franchising price from P1-million package aims “to address true entrepreneurs” towards “financial inclusion.” 322,919 page views
5. Young moms, fathers, beloved bosses among those who died in the Resorts World Manila attack : At least 37 people were killed while 54 others were injured when an armed man opened fire and burned casino tables at the Resorts World Manila last June 2. Young mothers, fathers, and bosses were among those who died from the attack. 271,528 page views
6. Allan K asks netizen to ‘pray for wisdom’ after ‘live in’ accusations on Alden Richards, Patricia Tumulak : Just like any co-star, Allan K defended his Kapuso Stars Alden Richard and Patricia Tumulak after being accused of living together in August. The comedian actor nevertheless replied calmly and asked the netizens to “pray for wisdom” due to the false accusations against Richard and Tumulak. 181,019 page views
7. The Fall of a ‘Big Time’ Drug Lord : ‘Big Time’ drug lord Epifania Alvizo and alliance Ronan Librando were finally arrested last July 4 by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas after three months of surveillance and several attempts. Librando was the first to get arrested which was followed by Alvizo an hour and a half later. Recovered from the suspects were four bank books amounting to more than millions of pesos. 171,814 views
8. WBO says it will re-score Pacquiao-Horn fight; result stands : When boxing champion Manny Pacquiao lost in one of his fights last July 2, the country questioned the scoring of the judges. The WBO responded to the reaction of the Filipinos and said that it would recount the scoring. After the recount, the WBO affirmed Horn’s victory in the boxing match. Still, Filipinos got furious as they believed that Pacquiao was scored “unfairly.” 164,144 views
9. Till death do us part: Groom couldn’t make it to reception : Shortly after Millie Jane Tique shared her vows to her husband during their Church wedding ceremony in July, Clark Fudolig pancreas gave up – he was not able to say his vows or even give Tique a kiss that every bride was waiting for. The family tried to save his life by rushing him to a hospital. Unfortunately, Fudolig died moments later due to pancreatic cancer. 163,377 views
10. Andrea Torres’ Jump Rope Video Is a Gross Display of Female Objectification : There’s nothing wrong in posting a video of yourself while doing an exercise. In fact, celebrities had been doing this for quite some time. However, when Andrea Torres posted her own jump rope video in May, it drew flak from netizens after the “bounce” count turned out differently. Originally, the audience was supposed to count the number of jumps Torres could do, but the video suggested for the viewers to count the bounce of something that needed parental guidance. 160,309 views