11.   Philippine officials said they still hope for other investments from GM.

12.   Philippine officials are reluctant to criticize China publicly, although privately they sometimes urge the United States to do more to keep China in check.

13.   Philippine officials said Friday that they did not expect to bring any diplomatic or trade retaliation against Singapore.

14.   Philippine officials said it was unclear if Abu Sayyaf was involved in the attack on Ipil.

15.   Philippine officials said they still hoped for other investments from GM.

16.   Philippine officials say Mrs. Contemplacion initially pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on the advice of her Singaporean lawyers.

17.   Pentagon officials say they are working closely with Philippine officials in the war on terrorists.

18.   Philippine officials at Clark and Subic complained about a lack of cooperation from the US military, saying they have not been provided documents needed to identify toxic hotspots.

19.   Philippine officials voiced support for company-level training, which is called for in the original agreement.

20.   Senior Philippine officials did not say how Mr. Burnham had been killed.