There is no doubt that the Hayden Kho video sex scandal is the no. 1 showbiz headline for 2009. The infamous celebrity doctor also tops Google's Year-End Zeitgeist as the most-searched personality in the popular search engine this year!

Placing second to Hayden, whose surname was misspelled incorrectly as “koh”, is the late Francis Magalona. The third most-searched personality is the late Corazon Aquino. In fourth and fifth place are Ted Failon and Carla Abellana respectively.

In the fastest rising category, Maricar Reyes placed second to the term “facebook”, the popular social networking site. Placing third is the korean heartthrob Kim Bum, who visited the Philippines a couple of months ago to shoot a tv commercial with Maja Salvador.

Here are the top search terms in the Philippines in various categories:

2009 Year-End Google Zeitgeist – Philippines

Personalities

1. hayden koh
2. francis magalona
3. cory aquino
4. ted failon
5. carla abellana
6. noynoy aquino
7. princess velasco
8. bebe gandanghari
9. boyet fajardo
10. jacque bermejo

Fastest Rising

1. facebook
2. maricar reyes
3. kim bum
4. zest air
5. love story lyrics
6. lady gaga
7. hayden kho
8. twitter
9. michael jackson
10. pacquiao vs hatton

Probable election candidates

1. aquino iii
2. panfilo lacson
3. escudero
4. ralph recto
5. mar roxas
6. villar
7. gilbert teodoro
8. joseph estrada
9. willie revillame
10. gloria macapagal arroyo

Original Pilipino Music

1. di na mababawi
2. true love ko
3. note to god
4. kaleidoscope world
5. ikaw na nga
6. walang hanggan
7. balisa
8. bintana
9. paglisan
10. nagmahal ako

Most Popular

1. friendster
2. youtube
3. facebook
4. yahoo
5. yahoo mail
6. google
7. cebu pacific
8. friendster layouts
9. gmail
10. philippine airlines

Headlines

1. h1n1 philippines
2. typhoon emong
3. ted failon case
4. typhoon ketsana
5. typhoon parma
6. amiel alcantara
7. chip tsao
8. daniel smith
9. superferry 9
10. reproductive health bill

Local travel destinations

1. baler
2. amana resort
3. acuatico beach resort
4. coron palawan
5. cwc
6. anawangin cove
7. canyon cove
8. el nido palawan
9. 8 waves resort
10. eco park

Local movies/television

1. katorse
2. darna
3. sundo
4. bff
5. jay
6. tarot
7. serbis
8. jose rizal
9. anak
10. dayo

And here’s a chart showing the rise and fall in popularity among 6 presidentiables: