41.  Filipino officials earlier said Manila was opposed to freeing the rice trade.

42.  Filipino officials earlier said they would be ready early next month.

43.  Filipino officials said the country stood to lose four million dollars in daily tourist receipts because of the advisory.

44.  The structures were guarded by at least one Chinese warship, Filipino officials said.

45.  URGENT Military aircraine military exercises crashed Thursday in the northern Philippines, Filipino officials said.

46.  US and Filipino officials meanwhile weighed the possibility of sending American military advisers on foot patrols with Filipino soldiers in Basilan.

47.  Though some legislators and Filipino officials have expressed reservations, only the left has expressed opposition to the US deployments by itself.

48.  Truss told a news conference that Filipino officials sought market access for bananas, pineapples, and mangoes.

49.  US forces joining anti-terror exercises in the southern Philippines could learn valuable lessons in jungle conflict not seen since the Vietnam War, Filipino officials say.

50.  Manila has given notice to the commander of the US contingent, Brigadier General Donald Wurster, and the US side has apologized, Filipino officials said.