HOW CAN YOU REMEMBER the year 2011?
That year, we reach 7 billion people, we witness the milestones of two prestigious universities.
We roll in the deep with Adele, party rock with LMFAO, go superbass with Nicki Minaj. We sing “You and I” by JRA and “Hey Daydreamer” by Somedaydream. We sometimes associate them with JaMich.
We share the annoying, earworm videos of the generally positive Nyan Cat or the generally negative auto-tuned hit “Friday” by Rebecca Black?
We even try to pronounce or spell Ophiuchus and attempt to be part of the horoscope section.
Our phone markets are steering away from Nokia monopoly and we try to innovate on our own (hello, Cherry Mobile and MyPhone).
In this part of the zeitgeist, we watch and discuss Munting Heredera, Amaya and 100 Days to Heaven. Did you know that TV5 produce one with a similar length as with the South Triangle competitors — Babaeng Hampaslupa?
How else can you remember about 2011?
Per Detail
January 14: ARAB SPRING: Tunisia’s government falls.
January 28: University of Santo Tomas turns 400.
February 7: GMA announces GMA News TV on Channel 11. They are to be launched in three weeks, marking the first time for a news channel on free TV, but their hype is one-upped.
February 8: Former AFP chief of staff Angelo Reyes commits suicide amidst graft charges in the “Pabaon” scandal.
February 11: ARAB SPRING: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns after 30 years of power.
February 21: AksyonTV is launched on Channel 41 just one week ahead of GMA News TV’s scheduled launch. Their broadcast operation is initially round-the-clock and will expect to last its daily operation and their initial purpose a few years.
March 3: Paquito Diaz dies at 73.
March 9: UST forms the largest Dominican cross.
March 11: A 9.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Japan and a tsunami swallows up Tohoku. The twin natural disaster triggers a meltdown and reactor explosions in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
March 12: On Willing Willie (TV5), the macho dance of Jan-jan spurs criticism from celebrities, clergy and columnist. As a result, advertisers pull out and the show is voluntarily off the air for a month; later to be renamed as Wil Time Big Time.
March 22: The House of Representatives impeach Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez. The trial in the Senate did not convene as she hands the letter of resignation to President Noynoy Aquino on April 29.
April 17:
- Game of Thrones is premiered on HBO.
- 18-year-old actor AJ Perez is killed by vehicular accident.
April 29: Prince William marries Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.
May 1: Pope Benedict XVI beatifies his predecessor, Pope John Paul II at St. Peter’s Square.
May 2: Osama bin Laden is killed in Pakistan by the US Navy SEALs.
May 21: Harold Camping predicts the rapture on this date and five months later but both of them failed.
May 22: Gandang Gabi Vice is premiered.
June 5: AKTV, owned and operated by TV5, launches on IBC 13. Their sports blocktimer venture expects to last by two years.
June 16: De La Salle University celebrates its centennial of founding.
June 26: Marcelito Pomoy wins Pilipinas Got Talent 2.
June 27: Kris TV premieres on ABS-CBN.
July 9: South Sudan becomes a new independent nation and the 193rd member of the United Nations.
July 23: Amy Winehouse dies of alcohol poisoning at 27.
August: Mideo Cruz’s “Politeismo”, as part of the Kulo exhibit in the Cultural Center of the Philippines, stirs controversy. The art installation contains a collage of mundane and religious icons. The placement of a wooden penis in the face of Jesus draws the line of the Church, creating the rift against the art community.
August 3: After three or four years of irregularities on who is the real 12th place finisher of the 2007 elections, Juan Miguel Zubiri resigns from the Senate. Nine days later, Koko Pimentel assumes the office and serves the remainder of that term.
September: Lolong is captured in Agusan Marsh, Banawan, Agusan del Sur. Measuring 20 1/4 feet long and weighing 1,075 kilograms, it is the recorded by the Guinness World Records as the “world’s largest crocodile in captivity.” He expects to live by two years.
September 17: Occupy Wall Street protests begin.
October 5:
- Under MTRCB chairperson Grace Poe, the TV content rating system is reformatted — the universal ratings notice is played before the start of the show and their corresponding digital on-screen graphic is displayed. The G and PG ratings are initially implemented.
- Apple CEO Steve Jobs succumbs to respiratory arrest at 56. He was diagnosed with pancreatic tumor eight years ago.
October 13: YouTube grants Philippines’ localization.
October 20: ARAB SPRING: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is killed in Sirte.
Late October: The controversial 15-minute YouTube documentary of the sitting president’s family surface. The maternal estate, Hacienda Luisita, is ordered to be distributed by the Supreme Court a month later.
November 7: American boxer Joe Frazier dies. He fought against Muhammad Ali in Thrilla in Manila in 1975.
December 12: About 188 lawmakers sign an impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Renato Corona. Two days later, the Senate convenes as the impeachment court but the biggest drama will unfold next year.
December 16: Typhoon Sendong crosses over Visayas and Mindanao, leaving 1,500 dead. In Cagayan de Oro, the streets are muddy and cars are tipped over.
December 17: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il passes away at 70. His third son, Kim Jong-un, succeeds and assumes the post.
December 29: Starstruck 1 alumni Tyron Perez dies in Valenzuela City at 26 due to suicide.
Swiping Through the ’10s: 2012 is undergoing writing and construction. To be revealed by May.
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