1.   A BRITON has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Philippine court for drug smuggling, it was reported today.

2.   Asian Terminals Inc. said a Philippine court has approved its contract to operate a Manila port, making mute charges by a Filipino congressman that it was illegally obtained.

3.   A Philippine court had denied him the right to vote the shares because of charges that his family got them unlawfully during the Marcos regime.

4.   After considering those conditions, the federal trial court ruled that Barris and the others should sue Caltex in Philippine courts.

5.   Once the money is returned to the Philippines, it will stay in an escrow account controlled by a Philippine court.

6.   Philippine court acquits American woman of drug charges.

7.   Opponents claim the agreement shields American soldiers who commit offenses from criminal prosecution in Philippine courts because of various loopholes.

8.   Philippine courts have set the execution dates of seven other death row inmates, whose sentences have been affirmed by the Supreme Court.

9.   A Philippine court has ordered the release of a jailed Communist adviser as part of a peace agreement that is expected to be signed by June.

10.   A Philippine court ordered the arrest of ousted President Joseph Estrada on charges of plunder Wednesday, as thousands of supporters rallied in his defense.