2015 Random Republika Awards: Biggest Newsmakers & Trends in the Philippines
Brief background about the Random Republika Awards:
We’ve always wanted to give recognition to the people in the showbiz industry who have made an impact among us as Philippine Pop Culture followers, critics and fanatics. The winners cited in this list are mutually voted and decided by the blog authors (Kate and Paolo). We hope to make this an annual digital event as our way of thanking our followers who have been supporting us and who have been reading our blog posts on a regular basis.
Cheers to the year that was and let’s embrace the good things that are about to come in 2016! And as they say, it’s better late than never!
We are proud to present to you the 2015 Random Republika Awardees:
Biggest Love Teams:
Winner: AlDub (Alden Richards and Maine ‘Yaya Dub’ Mendoza)
Rank 2: JaDine (James Reid and Nadine Lustre)
Rank 3: KathNiel (Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla)
Rank 4: Popoy and Basha (played by John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo in ‘One More Chance’/’A Second Chance’)
Rank 5: LizQuen (Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil)
Biggest Social News
Winner: Miss Philippines Crowned as Miss Universe 2015
Rank 2: Pope Francis Visits the Philippines
Rank 3: #APECHotties
Rank 4: Duterteserye
Rank 5: Grace Poe Disqualified from Running as President
Viral Social Media Trends
Winner: Pabebe Girls
Rank 2: Maria Sofia Love
Rank 3: Dubsmash / Various videos of dubsmashers
Rank 4: Twerk it Like Miley selfie videos
Rank 5: Miss Pastillas
Biggest TV Shows
Winner: Kalyeserye / Eat Bulaga
Rank 2: On the Wings of Love
Rank 3: It’s Showtime
Rank 4: Sunday Pinasaya
Rank 5: Your Face Sounds Familiar
Rising Male Stars
Winner: Wally Bayola
Rank 2: Michael Pangilinan
Rank 3: Bailey May
Rank 4: Jerald Napoles
Rank 5: Zeus Collins
Rising Female Stars
Winner: Sarah Lahbati
Rank 2: Coleen Garcia
Rank 3: Miles Ocampo
Rank 4: Ylona Garcia
Rank 5: Valeen Montenegro
Best Local Movies
Winner: A Second Chance
Rank 2: Heneral Luna
Rank 3: That Thing Called Tadhana
Rank 4: Crazy Beautiful You
Rank 5: #WalangForever
Dance Hits
Winner: Watch Me (Whip, Nae Nae) by Silento
Rank 2: Dessert by Dawin
Rank 3: Fantastic Baby by Bigbang
Rank 4: Twerk it like Miley by Brandon Beal
Rank 5: Worth it by Fifth Harmony
Showbiz Shockers
Winner: Sharon Cuneta’s Comeback to ABS-CBN
Rank 2: Success of Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards’ AlDub Love Team
Rank 3: The end of an era for Showbiz Talk Shows every Sunday (The Buzz and Startalk bid farewell)
Rank 4: Claudine Barretto’s showbiz comeback via Etiquette for Mistresses
Rank 5: Angel Locsin won’t be playing Darna due to medical condition
Most Popular Random Republika Stories in 2015
Winner: Random Stuff About the Real ‘Yaya Dub’ Maine Mendoza
Rank 2: Rock ‘N Roll to the World with Funny One’s Ryan Rems
Rank 3: Vic Sotto and Coney Reyes’ Son Vico Appears on Eat Bulaga’s Kalyeserye
Rank 4: Alden and Yaya Dub’s AlDub’s Playlist
Rank 5: Oh My G’s Julia Buencamino Commits Suicide
Thanks for reading! – Kate and Paolo, Random Republika co-founders (email: randomrepublika@gmail.com)
