PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte was the Philippines’ “Most Googled Person in Each Country in 2016,” Time magazine said Friday.
Duterte is known for his expletive-laden speeches, and Malacañang said Friday it was not surprised by the magazine’s report.
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said Duterte was an unknown politician from Davao City when he decided to run for President in the May elections.
“The President was a relatively unknown political figure outside Davao City and Region XI. It is therefore not surprising that people in the Philippines would be interested to know him and his platform,” Andanar said.
But the person who got the attention of most people around the world was US President-elect Donald Trump.
Trump was the top trending person in 88 countries this year, “far more places than anyone else in the world,” Time said.