51.   Japanese investigators, however, looked into the case and notified Philippine authorities, who arrested Mori last October for overstaying his visa.

52.   Last month, a Japanese Embassy official urged Philippine authorities to provide more security for Japanese working in development projects in strife-torn areas in the southern Philippines.

53.   Matibag said Philippine authorities were working closely with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in the investigation.

54.   Militant groups accuse the Americans of failing to properly remove chemical contamination before they turned over the bases to Philippine authorities.

55.   Nevertheless, many of the Vietnamese say they would prefer to take their chances with Philippine authorities rather than go home.

56.   Officials said archaeologists notified Philippine military authorities in Pag-asa before salvaging the artifacts.

57.   Scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived Saturday to help Philippine authorities investigate Ebola virus infection among local monkeys.

58.   Schilling also was debriefed in Manila by U.S. and Philippine authorities, U.S. Embassy spokesman Michael Anderson said.

59.   Since last November, Philippine authorities have seized at least two Chinese vessels allegedly trying to smuggle canned goods and cigarettes at a port south of Subic.

60.   Singapore said Thursday it will cooperate fully with Philippine authorities investigating a case in which a Filipino maid died under suspicious circumstances.