Google has released the Year in Search 2022, a compilation of lists–trends, news, personalities, shows, and more that Filipinos searched for this year.

This year, Halalan 2022 topped the Overall Top Trending Searches as Filipinos searched for information regarding the 2022 national elections from how to find their precincts, voting resources, and results. Precinct finder also made its way into the overall list at number three.

As the country continues to reopen, VaxCertPH remained on the top list for the second consecutive year. The certificate that proves a person is vaccinated against COVID-19 has become a requirement for travel and face-to-face engagements. Last year, the term landed fourth on the list. In 2022, as the world accelerates into a post-pandemic era, VaxCertPH moved up two places to occupy the second spot.

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Year in Search continues to highlight how much Filipinos love consuming content online–whether it’s games or streaming–with five out of ten spots on the overall list occupied by games like Wordle at #4 and Axie Infinity at #9; and shows All of Us Are Dead at #5, Encanto at #8, and Jeffrey Dahmer at #10 (because of the show Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story).

Online content consumption–especially streaming–is the third biggest digital activity of Filipinos after e-commerce and food delivery according to the latest e-Conomy SEA Report. The study revealed that 58% of Filipinos regularly watch video-on-demand shows and movies.

The war in Ukraine also made it to the list at #7, showing how keenly Filipinos online are keeping up with global events. The war has been credited for the worldwide rise in inflation and slower growth, as well as being one of the worst humanitarian crises in Europe since the Second World War.

Below are what Filipinos searched for the most in 2022:

Overall Top Trending Searches

Halalan 2022
VaxCertPh
precinct finder
Wordle
All of Us Are Dead
Warriors vs Celtics
Ukraine
Encanto
Axie Infinity
Jeffrey Dahmer

News

Halalan 2022
VaxCertPh
precinct finder
Ukraine
Monkeypox
NATO
Gwyneth Chua
presidential race update
Ethylene Oxide
Bagyong Karding update

Korean Series

All of Us Are Dead
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Business Proposal
Alchemy of Souls
Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Big Mouth
Our Beloved Summer
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area
Sh**ting Stars
Happiness

Sports-related

Warriors vs Celtics
Warriors vs Mavericks
Heat vs Celtics
NBA standings 2022
Grizzlies vs Warriors
Golden State Warriors vs Boston
PBA schedule
NBA playoffs
NBA draft 2022
​​Deanna Wong

TV Shows or Series

All of Us Are Dead
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Business Proposal
Alchemy of Souls
Euphoria
Twenty-Five Twenty-One
Big Mouth
Manifest
Our Beloved Summer
The Summer I Turned Pretty

Game-related

Wordle
Axie Infinity
Arceus X
Razer Gold
Tower of Fantasy
Jollymax
Lost Ark
Anime Adventures codes
Flyff Universe
MIR4

Male Personalities

Ricci Rivero
Johnny Depp
Park Solomon
Tyler Poarch
Chris Rock
Juancho Hernangomez
Ahn Hyo-seop
Jordan Clarkson
Andrew Garfield
Adam Levine

Female Personalities

Amber Heard
Kris Aquino
Deanna Wong
Anna Delvey
Kate Moss
Sofia Carson
Xyriel Manabat
Cara Delevingne
Alba Baptista
Bella Racelis

Movies

Encanto
Incantation
Eternals
Purple Hearts
Thor: Love and Thunder
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Turning Red
Black Adam
More Than Blue
Spider-Man: No Way Home