21.   The issue received prominent play in Manila newspapers Monday.

22.   Three Iraqis have sought political asylum in the Philippines but the government has not yet decided whether or not to accept them, Manila newspapers reported Satruday.

23.   He denied Manila newspaper reports that the MILF killed two soldiers and destroyed two armoured personnel carriers in their ambush.

24.   Armed Forces chief General Arturo Enrile said in remarks published in Manila newspapers Sunday the markers were reported by Filipino fishermen who had gone to the area.

25.   The snub made the front pages of Manila newspapers last weekend.

26.   Tourism officials are set to launch a promotional campaign to showcase the Philippines as an ideal place for weddings and honeymoons, a Manila newspaper reported Sunday.

27.   Jalandoni, speaking from the Netherlands on the telephone to a Manila newspaper, said the communists reiterated their demand that Llamas be released before talks could resume.

28.   Manila newspaper editorials on Saturday bitterly noted that the Philippines, which has the weakest military in the region, could pose little threat to the Chinese forces.

29.   Philippines President Fidel Ramos has banned government entities from handing out wooden trophies as awards in an effort to save trees, a Manila newspaper reported Friday.

30.   The attack was never reported to the police, who only learned of it after his heartbreaking tale made the front page of a Manila newspaper.