91.  Philippine officials and many European groups lobbied United Arab Emirate officials to cancel the lashes, to no avail.

92.  Philippine officials are promoting Subic not just as an industrial and commercial hub but also as a tourism and an international convention center.

93.  Philippine officials are seeking foreign help to acquire firefighting planes from Canada and other countries to help put out the fires.

94.  Philippine officials claim the Chinese have built a platform on Panganiban Reef and that they detained Filipino fishermen briefly last month.

95.  Philippine officials contended Monday that a U.S. travel advisory had unfairly depicted this country as a dangerous place for foreigners.

96.  Philippine officials decided Thursday to resume horse racing after hundreds of horses recovered from a flu epidemic that forced the suspension of races two weeks ago.

97.  Philippine officials demanded that China stop the buildup and dismantle all structures on the reef.

98.  Philippine officials have given conflicting statements on how foreigners joining the protests will be treated.

99.  Philippine officials have ordered a monkey breeding farm closed and all its monkeys destroyed after it failed to control the spread of an Ebola virus strain among its primates.

100.  Philippine officials have said that any such recognition should adhere to the constitution.