Dawn Zulueta Hailed as Most Beautiful Pinay for 2012, 100 Most Beautiful Women List Revealed

Walang Hanggan star Dawn Zulueta was hailed as the 'Most Beautiful Pinay for 2012' by the country's number 1 entertainment blog, Starmometer. Dawn Zulueta topped the website's poll on the "100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines for 2012" garnering a phenomenal  129,863  total votes from Facebook Twitter. The #DawnZuluetaMostBeautifulPinayfor2012 trended on Twitter following the said announcement.

Angel Locsin, who topped the annual poll from 2006 to 2010, came in on second place with a total of 45,010 votes followed in third place by Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera who got 30,417 votes. Angel Locsin was awarded the Hall of Fame last year and was not included in the poll but Starmometer decided to bring back Angel this year due to existent public demand.

Rounding off the top 10 are Anne Curtis (#4), Sarah Geronimo (#5), last year’s winner Kim Chiu (#6), Jodi Sta. Maria (#7), Kristine Hermosa (#8), Toni Gonzaga (#9) and Shamcey Supsup (#10).

Here are the 100 Most Beautiful Women in the Philippines for 2012:

Rank	Celebrity	Total Votes
1	Dawn Zulueta	129,863
2	Angel Locsin	45,010
3	Marian Rivera	30,417
4	Anne Curtis	27,413
5	Sarah Geronimo	27,136
6	Kim Chiu	25,056
7	Jodi Sta. Maria	14,619
8	Kristine Hermosa	14,039
9	Toni Gonzaga	13,535
10	Shamcey Supsup	11,845
11	Jessy Mendiola	11,221
12	Maja Salvador	10,501
13	Jennylyn Mercado	9,333
14	Erich Gonzales	9,275
15	Coleen Garcia	9,261
16	Bea Alonzo	8,794
17	Carla Abellana	8,494
18	Precious Lara Guigaman	8,148
19	Iya Villania	8,109
20	Charee Pineda	8,062
21	Angelica Panganiban	7,370
22	Karylle	7,307
23	Denise Laurel	7,213
24	Julie Anne San Jose	7,203
25	Iza Calzado	6,978
26	Lucy Torres-Gomez	6,815
27	Bianca Gonzalez	6,735
28	Judy Ann Santos	6,734
29	Shaina Magdayao	6,724
30	Cristine Reyes	6,267
31	Maricar Reyes	5,540
32	Carmina Villaroel	5,156
33	Nikki Gil	5,024
34	Andi Eigenmann	4,921
35	Melissa Ricks	4,904
36	Charlene Gonzales	4,837
37	Alodia Gosiengfiao	4,829
38	Georgina Wilson	4,792
39	Sam Pinto	4,746
40	Rhian Ramos	4,717
41	Angel Aquino	4,691
42	Jasmine Curtis-Smith	4,625
43	KC Concepcion	4,562
44	Jewel Mische	4,471
45	Lovi Poe	4,385
46	Heart Evangelista	4,257
47	Venus Raj	4,085
48	Solenn Heussaff	4,065
49	Louise delos Reyes	3,947
50	Rachelle Ann Go	3,934
51	Angeline Quinto	3,899
52	Kylie Padilla	3,850
53	Valerie Concepcion	3,781
54	Maxene Magalona	3,765
55	Empress Schuck	3,763
56	Zia Quizon	3,758
57	Megan Young	3,215
58	Devon Seron	3,186
59	Isabel Oli	3,173
60	Kris Bernal	3,050
61	Gretchen Barretto	3,046
62	Jennica Garcia	3,039
63	Sarah Lahbati	3,016
64	Lauren Young	2,983
65	Isabelle Daza	2,974
66	Bianca King	2,941
67	Bangs Garcia	2,925
68	Alexandra de Rossi	2,844
69	Alex Gonzaga	2,812
70	Sheena Halili	2,754
71	Arci Munoz	2,698
72	Mariel Rodriguez	2,580
73	Jackie Rice	2,389
74	Bela Padilla	2,353
75	Katrina Halili	2,329
76	Pauleen Luna	2,325
77	Glaiza de Castro	2,311
78	Michelle Madrigal	2,256
79	Iwa Moto	1,998
80	Nadine Samonte	1,997
81	Yen Santos	1,981
82	Gwen Zamora	1,945
83	Rufa Mae Quinto	1,905
84	Claudine Barretto	1,866
85	Ruffa Gutierrez	1,860
86	Mylene Dizon	1,850
87	Miriam Quiambao	1,770
88	Bianca Manalo	1,757
89	Ritz Azul	1,635
90	Shalani Soledad	1,623
91	Nina Jose	1,343
92	Nicole Smithz	1,318
93	Phoemela Baranda	1,309
94	Ehra Madrigal	1,175
95	Janine Tugonon	1,158
96	Queenierich Rehman	1,092
97	Gwendolyn Ruais	1,012
98	Eula Caballero	774
99	Divine Lee	593
100	Stephany Stefanowitz	432

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Top 10 Hottest Newswomen in the Philippines (2012) by Spot.ph

Entertainment and lifestyle website Spot.ph has released their 2012 list of the Top 10 Hottest Newswomen in the Philippines and just like last year, every one on the list has not made a previous appearance in the said site's other newswomen rankings.

On it's third year of listing 10 reasons "why watching the news is always interesting," Spot.ph named ABS-CBN reporter Zen Hernandez as this edition's hottest newswomen in the Philippines citing the TV Patrol reporter as an Angel Locsin look-alike. 

Watch Zen Hernandez in the I Want It That Way Music Video by ABS-CBN News

Aside from Zen Hernandez, the list was also dominated by ABS-CBN reporters, including ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) anchors. Last August, Spot.ph also released their top 10 list of the cutest TV newsmen in the country for 2012 and ANC's Edric Mendoza topped the list (for the complete list, click here).

Here are the Top 10 Hottest Newswomen in the Philippines (2012 edition) by Spot.ph:

10	Mariz Umali, GMA-7	Past no. 10 hotties: ABS-CBN’s Chiara Zambrano (2011) and GMA-7’s Vicky Morales (2010)
9	Paola Palma, Solar TV	Past no. 9 hotties: AKTV’s Thistle Guevarra (2011) and GMA-7’s Connie Sison (2010)
8	Bettina Magsaysay, ABS-CBN	Past no. 8 hotties: ABS-CBN’s Gretchen Fullido (2011) and TV-5’s Cheryl Cosim (2010)
7	Marieton Pacheco, ABS-CBN	Past no. 7 hotties: GMA-7’s Victoria Tulad (2011) and Solar TV’s Lia Cruz (2010)
6	Gigi Grande, ANC	Past no. 6 hotties: GMA-7’s Micaela Papa (2011) and ABS-CBN’s Gretchen Malalad (2010)
5	Maviel Gonzales, GMA-7	Past no. 5 hotties: ABS-CBN’s Ginger Conejero (2011) and GMA-7’s Pia Arcangel (2010)
4	Lexi Schulze, ANC	Past no. 4 hotties: TV-5’s Trish Roque (2011) and RPN-9’s Reema Chanco (2010)
3	Grace Lee, GMA-7	Past no. 3 hotties: ABS-CBN’s Bernadette Sembrano (2011) and GMA-7’s Rhea Santos (2010)
2	Apples Jalandoni, ABS-CBN	Past no. 2 hotties: GMA-7’s Monica Verallo (2011) and TV-5’s Shawn Yao (2010)
1	Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN	Past no. 1 hotties: ABS-CBN’s Niña Corpuz (2011) and Pinky Webb (2010)

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Top 10 Cutest TV Newsmen in the Philippines (2012) by SPOT.ph

Entertainment and lifestyle website SPOT.ph has released their 2012 list of Top 10 Cutest TV Newsmen in the Philippines. For three years now, the said website has been releasing their annual list of "cutest and hottest" TV news personalities, be it men or women.

The 2012 list covered  news magazine shows, lifestyle news programs, and even web-based newscasts aside from hardcore staple news. Every year, anew list is released (which means those who appeared in the list for the past two years were not included in this year's list).

Here are the Top 10 Cutest TV Newsmen in the Philippines for 2012 according to SPOT.ph:

10		TONIPET GABA Host of GMA News TV channel 11’s Pop Talk Past No. 10 cuties: GMA-7's Ian Cruz (2011) and IBC-13's Aljo Bendijo (2010)
9		JEROME LANTIN ABS-CBN News correspondent and field reporter Past No. 9 cuties: GMA-7  newsmen Hadji Rieta (2011) and Ferds Recio (2010)
8		KIRBY CRISTOBAL PTV News@1 anchor Past No. 8 cuties: ANC newsmen Warren de Guzman (2011) and Paolo Abrera (2010)
7		JOSEPH UBALDE TV5 newsman who writes for InterAksyon.com and makes weather reports for Balitang 60 Past No. 7 cuties: GMA-7's Kiko Rustia (2011) and ANC's TJ Manotoc (2010)
6		DANO TINGCUNGCO GMA-7 reporter Past No. 6 cuties: ABS-CBN's Cris Zuñiga (2011) and GMA-7's Mark Salazar (2010)
5		RENZ ONGKIKO TV5 sports reporter, model Past No. 5 cuties: ABS-CBN's Andrei Felix (2011) and TV5's Paolo Bediones (2010)
4		POCHOY LABOG Host of ABS-CBN public service show “Ako ang Simula” Past No. 4 cuties: Net 25's Paolo Soler (2011) and GMA-7's Ivan Mayrina (2010)
3		JASON WEBB Sports commentator for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) on AksyonTV and anchor of GMA News Online’s web show “For the Win” Past No. 3 cuties: AksyonTV's Jinno Rufino (2011) and ABS-CBN's Alex Santos (2010)
2		CARLOS SANTAMARIA Rappler correspondent, husband of singer Rachel Alejandro Past No. 2 cuties: GMA-7's Mark Zambrano (2011) and TV5's Martin Andanar (2010)
1		EDRIC MENDOZA Host of ANC’s “On the Money” Past No. 1 cuties: TV5's Mike Templo (2011) and ABS-CBN's Atom Araullo (2010)

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Forbes Names 40 Richest Filipinos (2012 List)

Forbes magazine has just released its 2012 list of the 40 richest people in the Philippines. SM tycoon Henry Sy retained his spot as the country's richest person with an impressive net worth of  $9.1 billion.

Henry Sy was followed by Lucio Tan with a net worth of $4.5 billion. Enrique Razon Jr. made a big leap from last year's top 7 appearance with $1.6 billion to the country's 3rd richest man with a whooping $3.6 billion, surpassing John Gokongwei Jr. who now ranked 4th.

Enrique Razon, head of ICTSI, the Philippine port-handling giant
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)

Here is the complete list of Forbes 40 richest people in the Philippines (2012):

1) Henry Sy - $9.1 billion (SM Prime)

2) Lucio Tan - $4.5 billion (Phillip Morris Fortune Tobacco)

3) Enrique Razon Jr. - $3.6 billion (International Container Terminal Services)

4) John Gokongwei Jr. - $3.2 billion (JG Summit)

5) David Consunji - $2.7 billion (DMCI)

6) Andrew Tan - $2.3 billion (Alliance Global)

7) Jaime Zobel de Ayala - $2.2 billion (Ayala Corp.)

8) George Ty - $1.7 billion (Metropolitan Bank)

9) Roberto Ongpin - $1.5 billion (Atok-Big Wedge)

10) Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. - $1.4 billion (San Miguel)

11) Roberto Coyiuto Jr. - $1.3 billion (National Grid)

12) Tony Tan Caktiong - $1.25 billion (Jollibee Foods)

13) Lucio and Susan Co - $1.2 billion (Puregold Price Club)

14) Iñigo and Mercedes Zobel - $1.15 billion (Ayala Corp.)

15) Emilio Yap - $1.1 billion (Philtrust Bank)

16) Jon Ramon Aboitiz - $955 million (Aboitiz Equity Ventures)

17) Andrew Gotianun - $825 million (Filinvest Development)

18) Manuel Villar - $720 million (Vista Land and Lifescapes)

19) Beatrice Campos - $700 million (Unilab)

20) Vivian Que Azcona - $690 million (Mercury Drug)

21) Alfonso Yuchengco - $570 million (Rizal Commercial Bank)

22) Mariano Tan Jr. - $420 million (Unilab)

23) Enrique Aboitiz - $400 million (Aboitiz & Co.)

24) Eric Recto - $365 million (Alphaland)

25) Jose Antonio - $300 million (Century Properties Group)

26) Gilberto Duavit - $270 million (GMA Network)

27) Menardo Jimenez - $265 million (GMA Network)

28) Frederick Dy - $260 million (Security Bank)

29) Manuel Zamora Jr. - $255 million (Nickel Asia)

30) Alfredo Ramos - $$250 million (Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development)

31) Oscar Lopez - $245 million (ABS-CBN)

32) Felipe Gozon - $240 million (GMA Network)

33) Betty Ang - $235 million (Monde Nissin)

34) Wilfred Uytengsu Jr. - $230 million (Alaska Milk)

35) Juliette Romualdez - $200 million (Banco de Oro)

36) Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. - $195 million (Rustan Commercial)

37) Jacinto Ng Sr. - $190 million (Rebisco)

38) Tomas Alcantara - $160 million (Alsons Consolidated Resources)

39) Michael Cosiquien - $150 million (Megawide Construction)

40) Edgar Sia II - $140 million (Mang Inasal)

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