<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> many Philippine flag ships are foreign owned and are on the register for the purpose of long-term bare-boat charter back to their original owners who are principally in Japan and Germany
<item><hi format=bold>Telecommunications:</hi> good international radio and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate; 872,900 telephones; broadcast stations—267 AM (including 6 US), 55 FM, 33 TV (including 4 US); submarine cables extended to Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan; satellite earth stations—1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT, and 11 domestic