31.   Philippine authorities have stepped up security in the capital for the papal visit and Youth Day activities.

32.   Philippine authorities have warned of possible attacks on U.S. commercial airliners over the Pacific.

33.   Philippine authorities on Monday urged the abductors of a Belgian land reform consultant and a journalist to release their captives immediately.

34.   Philippine authorities said a plot to kill Pope John Paul II and bomb American airliners over the Pacific had also been foiled.

35.   Philippine monetary authorities have managed to keep the peso on an even keel with the dollar through a combination of higher short-term interest rates and intervention.

36.   A Malaysian, a Briton and an Australian have been arrested after they were discovered recruiting other foreigners for jobs in a non-existent nation, Philippine authorities reported Tuesday.

37.   A German businessman reportedly wanted for fraud in Germany asked Philippine authorities Monday not to deport him from the country, which he now considers his new home.

38.   A spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Manila, Zhang Tiegen, said Philippine authorities have no basis for saying Chinese were involved.

39.   After the raid, Philippine authorities warned of possible attacks on U.S. commercial airliners over the Pacific.

40.   American personnel who violate Philippine laws while off duty would be subject to prosecution by Philippine authorities.