MANILA, Philippines - Filipina model Alexandra "Alex" Escat hogged the Google searches of netizens in the country for the week of August 13 to 19, according to Google Zeitgeist.

Escat, 25, made the front page of British tabloid The Daily Mail in photos showing her being "touchy-feely" with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.

In one photo, the 50-year-old British royalty is seen kissing the hand of Escat, a familiar face in the Philippine party circuit.

Google Philippines, citing reports, said that Escat "has been getting more modeling offers after news of her and the 50-year-old royalty came out."

Other popular searches during the past week include actress Angelica Panganiban, who was rumored to be the subject of Claudine Barretto's angry Twitter posts, and host Mariel Rodriguez, who took an indefinite leave from noontime show "Pilipinas Win na Win."

Charlie Davao, who passed away due to colon cancer last week, was also significant to Internet-using Filipinos last week.

Below is the full list of the fastest rising newsmakers and topics in the country from August 13 to 19, as provided by Google Zeitgeist:

Newsmakers

1. Alexandra Escat
2. Charlie Davao
3. Jon Foo
4. Smart Gilas
5. Venus Raj
6. Angelica Panganiban
7. Megan Fox
8. Mariel Rodriguez
9. Dora the Explorer
10. Selena Gomez

Topics

1. Stankovic Cup
2. The Expendables
3. Step Up 3D
4. Ramadan
5. Grown Ups
6. Orkut
7. Bancnet
8. Napolcom
9. UAAP season 71
10. Dengue