With the year almost over, social networking site Twitter has revealed the most tweeted moments in the Philippines for 2017.
According the list, which was unveiled on the microblogging site using the hashtag #ThisHappened, 7 out of 10 moments featured AlDub, MayWard, KathNiel, Nadine Lustre, BTS, and the Miss Universe pageant. Two of were national concerns while the remaining slot went to sports.
Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards’ Destined to be Yours was the most popular TV series among Twitter user according to the list.
When the pilot episode of the primetime romantic comedy aired on television, #AlDubNation produced over 4.6 million tweets. Fans of love team Maine and Alden were excited to see the two actors venture into the world of drama as they portrayed the roles of Sinag and Benjie, respectively.
Meanwhile, Maine was named Philippines’ most tweeted celebrity amid a four-month hiatus on the social media platform. Similarly, AlDudNation Festival, which generated over 1.1 million tweets, was one of the most tweeted moments in 2017.
top-rating and Twitter-trending series, "La Luna Sangre"
The ongoing fantasy-action drama La Luna Sangre ranked second to the AlDub series. The TV series, which serves as the third installment of Lobo and the sequel to Imortal, stars Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla, Angel Locsin and Richard Gutierrez.
The hit horror-fantasy series immerses the public in the world of werewolves, vampires, and immortality. The show generated over 3 million tweets during its pilot week and more than a hundred hashtags were created in celebration of each episode.
