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Ed Westwick tops Philippine Google search

Ed Westwick's arrival in Manila truly created quite a buzz online as evidenced by the week-long (May 27-June 3) data gathered by Google Philippines.

Ed Westwick's exclusive interview on Showbiz Central | Courtesy of "spoangs" of Youtube

According to the local unit of search engine giant in the country, Ed Westwick who plays the role of Chuck Bass in the popular American TV series "Gossip Girl", was the most searched personality in the Philippines last week.

The British actor was here in the country from May 31 to June 3 to shoot for local clothing brand Penshoppe which has chosen him as its new lead endorser. Check out the details HERE.

Meanwhile, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat who are currently facing off in NBA Finals took the second and third spot in the Top 10 most searched topics on Google PH.

Here's the said list:

1. Ed Westwick
2. Dallas Mavericks
3. Miami Heat
4. Selena Gomez
5. LeBron James
6. Dirk Nowitzki
7. Julia Montes
8. Kim Chiu
9. Kathryn Bernardo
10. Avril Lavigne

Miami Heat Fil-Am coach Erik Spoelstra creates history anew

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has once again made history by being the first Filipino-American and Asian coach to bring his team to the NBA Finals.

Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra | Getty Images

This is after Miami Heat won against Chicago Bulls in NBA Eastern Conference Final playoffs.

Prior to this record, Spoelstra was recognized for being the first Filipino-American head coach of any North American professional sports team and the youngest head coach who started at the age of 37.

His records also include being a bench tactician of Miami Heat, wherein during the time he started head coaching in 2008-2009 season the team's previous season record of 15 wins - 57 losses was changed to 43-39 win-loss record.

Erik Spoelstra, 40, was born to an Irish-Dutch-American father Jon and a Filipino mother Elisa Celino who hails from San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines.

Spoelstra was picked to replace legendary coach Pat Riley to lead the Heat's campaign in April 2008.