Kabayan anchors interactive yearend special

MANILA, Philippines - What were the most significant news stories for Filipinos this year? 

ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs (NCAD) will look back on the biggest and most memorable news personalities and events that rocked the nation in 2012 via an interactive yearend special Sandosenang Balita ng 2012: Yearender ng Bayan tomorrow, Dec. 30, on ABS-CBN’s Sunday’s Best.

Veteran broadcast journalist Noli “Kabayan” de Castro will run down the list of the Top 12 stories that received the most number of votes from a special poll conducted by the ABS-CBN NCAD team.

From Nov. 19 to 29, viewers were asked to cast their votes on 12 of the most relevant and impactful stories from a list of 20 pre-selected stories.

These included the former Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment trial; former DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo’s tragic death; the passing of Comedy King Dolphy, the Scarborough Shoal territorial dispute; plagiarism charges against Sen. Tito Sotto; the tragedies caused by habagat (monsoon winds) and Supertyphoon Pablo; the NAIA brawl between Mon Tulfo and showbiz couple Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto; the framework peace agreement between the government and the MILF; and the canonization of Pedro Calungsod.