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US elections, NBA topics dominate Google searches in pandemic year

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/06/05/google-philippines.jpg"/><figcaption>The Google Philippines headquarters in Taguig. <em>Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News/File​</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA--Many Filipinos were apparently interested in this year&#x27;s US presidential elections, as revealed by Google. Even more than the global COVID-19 health crisis.</p><p>&quot;US election 2020&quot; was the most sought topic on the search engine in the Philippines this year, the tech company reported Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;Coronavirus&quot;, a topic that essentially dominated everyone&#x27;s lives, came in only at third place, even behind &quot;NBA score&quot;, which was second among overall searches.</p><p>The most searched keywords among Filipinos this year are as follows:</p><div><strong>OVERALL TOP TRENDING SEARCHES</strong></div><ol>	<li>US election 2020</li>	<li>NBA score</li>	<li>coronavirus</li>	<li>DepEd Commons</li>	<li>Taal Volcano</li>	<li>NBA schedule</li>	<li>Kobe Bryant</li>	<li>Lakers vs Heat</li>	<li>first day of school</li>	<li>www.reliefagad.ph</li></ol><div><strong>NEWS-RELATED SEARCHES</strong></div><ol>	<li>US election 2020</li>	<li>coronavirus</li>	<li>Taal Volcano</li>	<li>first day of school</li>	<li>www.reliefagad.ph</li>	<li>Kim Jong Un</li>	<li>Joe Biden</li>	<li>hantavirus</li>	<li>SSS calamity loan</li>	<li>Typhoon Ulysses</li></ol><div><strong>HOW TO</strong></div><ol>	<li>How to make dalgona coffee?</li>	<li>How to wear a surgical mask?</li>	<li>How to compute BMI?</li>	<li>How to boost the immune system?</li>	<li>How to make leche flan?</li>	<li>How to divide fractions?</li>	<li>How to solve quadratic equations?</li>	<li>How to make pancakes?</li>	<li>How to apply an SSS calamity loan online?</li>	<li>How to prevent COVID-19?</li></ol><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1EkqJpmU7NU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>"US election 2020" was the most sought topic on the search engine in the Philippines this year, the tech company reported Wednesday.</p>

"US election 2020" was the most sought topic on the search engine in the Philippines this year, the tech company reported Wednesday.