61.   Muslim rebels have canceled peace talks, saying they want to wait until July after a new Philippine president has assumed office, rebel leaders said Friday.

62.   On Saturday, Philippine president Estrada blamed the rebels for the breakdown in negotiations.

63.   On Wednesday, Estrada became the first Philippine president ever jailed for alleged corruption.

64.   Police spokesman Klaas Wilting confirmed that there had been a threat made against the Philippine president.

65.   Sabaya cautioned President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to call off the troops, adding that his radical group has eluded two Philippine presidents who had sworn to wipe them out.

66.   Singapore said Wednesday it will go ahead with the execution of a Filipino maid convicted of a double murder, despite pleas from the Philippine president and others.

67.   Should the high court uphold the sentence, the case still goes to the Philippine president, who has the power to approve the execution or pardon the convict.

68.   Swift did not name Ramos, but said that a document showed that the Philippine president also maintained an account with the same bank.

69.   The church is where the first Philippine constitution was signed and where the first Philippine president, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, was proclaimed.

70.   The meeting included the signing of a joint declaration on cooperation by Yeltsin and Ramos, the first Philippine president to visit Russia.