The year 2010 seems like yesterday, and right now, we're in the third quarter of 2020. Ten years ago, Filipinos decided to bombard Google with these search keywords, which gave us a little nostalgia. We know this because of a tool called Google Trends, which allows you to look back at your searches as far as 2008.
1. 'Jejemon'
In Filipino pop culture, jejemon refers to a person who is considered low-class, unrefined, or uncultured: aka baduy, cheap, corny. It could also refer to a manner of composing text messages, thus: j3J3w0N (jejemon). Google searches for "jejemon' peaked In 2010, with most searches coming from the Visayas, Mindanao, and Central Luzon.
2. Venus Raj
It has been 10 years since Venus Raj was dethroned and reinstalled as Bb. Pilipinas-Universe in 2010. She placed 4th runner up in the Miss Universe pageant in the same year. Raj made the phrase "Major, major" a trending topic after she used it in the question-and-answer portion of the pageant.
3. Facebook Emoticons
Okay, "emoticons' make 2010 sound like eons in the past. Don't let anybody catch you saying "emoticons" when you should be saying "emojis" these days. The year 2010 was a breakthrough year for Facebook when it grew its Filipino user base. At the time, people were transitioning not only from Friendster to Facebook but also from the typed out smileys :-) to the actual emojis we use today.
4. Jason Ivler
It has been 10 years since Jason Ivler was arrested and later convicted for murder after a fit of road rage that led to his gunning down a motorist. After shooting Renato Victor Ebarle Jr. at close range, Ivler fled the scene using an SUV with a diplomatic plate. In 2019, the Supreme Court affirmed the guilty conviction of Ivler for the murder of Ebarle. Ivler is the son of Marlene Aguilar, sister of Freddie Aguilar.