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75th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title	Small Voices
76th Academy Award > Best Foreign Film > English title	Dekada '70
Ally McBeal > Broadcasters > TV network	RPN-9
Big Four pageants > Statistics > Miss International	4		[2nd of 25]
Big Four pageants > Statistics > Miss Universe	2		[10th of 32]
Big Four pageants > Statistics > Total Grand Slam wins	6		[8th of 53]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences	117		[31st of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Applied sciences (per capita)	1.575 per million people		[37th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Arts and recreation	79		[27th of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities	63		[29th of 70]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Generalities (per capita)	0.848 per million people		[38th of 70]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography, history	75		[29th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Geography, history (per capita)	1.01 per million people		[38th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature	227		[29th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Literature (per capita)	3.055 per million people		[38th of 76]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology	79		[22nd of 70]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philology (per capita)	1.063 per million people		[33rd of 69]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy, psychology	15		[29th of 68]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Philosophy, psychology (per capita)	0.202 per million people		[38th of 67]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences	53		[28th of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Pure sciences (per capita)	0.713 per million people		[37th of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology	41		[28th of 73]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion, theology (per capita)	0.552 per million people		[40th of 72]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences	631		[25th of 77]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Social sciences (per capita)	8.493 per million people		[38th of 76]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total	1,380		[27th of 80]
Book production, titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Total (per capita)	18.575 per million people		[39th of 79]
Brothers & Sisters > International broadcasts > Series Premiere	2007
Cold Case > International > Name	Cold Case
Cold Case > International > Station Solar Entertainment's "Crime Suspense" Cable TV Channel
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service exports	27.48 %		[54th of 153]
Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	18.83 %		[101st of 155]
Daily newspapers > per 1,000 people	66.05 per 1,000 people		[38th of 89]
Digital terrestrial television > Analog Switch-Off	planned 2015
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Official launch October 2006 (trials)/ 2007
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > Start of closedown	planned 2010
Digital terrestrial television > Analogue to digital transition > System used	Testing with DVB-T
Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know > Chart performance > Peak	1		[9th of 9]
DVD region	3		[108th of 171]
E-Government rating	42.4		[77th of 182]
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Series Premiere	2005
Everybody Hates Chris > International Broadcasts > Weekly Schedule	Thursday 9:00 pm
Fax machines	0.51 per 1,000 people		[78th of 103]
Films produced	53		[18th of 50]
Films produced (per capita)	0.603 per 1 million people		[39th of 50]
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > per 1,000 people	459.29 per 1,000 people		[84th of 193]
Freak Like Me > Charts > Peak > Position	14		[10th of 15]
Ghost Whisperer > International broadcasting > Time	Fridays at 8:20 PM
HAM radio prefixes	4DA - 4IZ
Households with television > %	63.1 %		[35th of 160]
Hung Up > Charts > Peak > position	1		[25th of 35]
Idol series > Idol around the world > Winners Season 1, 2006 : Mau Marcelo Season 2, 2007 : Upcoming season
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$	7,862,500,000 $		[43rd of 74]
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.07 $ per $1 of GDP		[25th of 74]
Information and communication technology expenditure > current US$ (per capita)	82.891 $ per capita		[59th of 74]
International dialling code	63
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes	2,348,000,000 min.		[7th of 164]
International voice traffic > out and in, minutes (per capita)	28.769 min. per capita		[52nd of 185]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$	648,700,000 $		[23rd of 101]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP)	6.551 $ per $1,000 of GDP		[34th of 130]
Investment in telecoms with private participation > current US$ (per capita)	7.811 $ per capita		[49th of 132]
Kidou Keiji Jiban > Foreign Broadcast > Language Tagalog
Kidou Keiji Jiban > Foreign Broadcast > Station IBC-13 GMA-7 SOLAR Entertainment
Late Show with David Letterman > International broadcasts > Broadcaster	*Jack TV
Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere	February 19, 2007
Men in Trees > International Broadcasters > Weekly Schedule	Monday 9:00pm
Mobile phone subscribers	34,779,000		[16th of 198]
Mobile phone subscribers (per capita)	418.749 per 1 million people		[76th of 201]
Mobile phones	17.77 per 100 people		[37th of 43]
Music recording sales certification > international sales certification thresholds > Certifier PRIMA
My Name Is Earl > Broadcasters > Weekly Schedule	Tuesday 8:30pm
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily	4,712,000		[13th of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily (per capita)	66.044 per 1,000 people		[39th of 90]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily	199,000		[35th of 46]
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Non-daily (per capita)	2.789 per 1,000 people		[44th of 46]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily	42		[26th of 106]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Daily (per capita)	0.589 per million people		[75th of 104]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily	47		[36th of 69]
Newspapers and periodicals > Number of titles > Non-daily (per capita)	0.659 per million people		[51st of 68]
non-Japanese Doraemon versions > Television series first broadcast	2000
NUMB3RS > International first broadcast dates > Television network	AXN
Number of PCs	3,684		[29th of 169]
Number of PCs (per $ GDP)	0.086 per $10 million of GDP		[84th of 144]
Number of PCs (per capita)	0.419 per 10,000 people		[99th of 169]
Personal computers	3,684,000		[29th of 164]
Personal computers (per capita)	45.138 per 1 million people		[92nd of 171]
Phone subscribers	191.96		[104th of 178]
Population covered by mobile telephony > %	92 %		[73rd of 108]
Price basket for mobile > US$ per month	5.29 $/month		[153rd of 185]
Price basket for residential fixed line > US$ per month	11.58 $/month		[66th of 151]
Radio broadcast stations AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience)
Radio receivers	11,500,000		[30th of 188]
Radio receivers (per capita)	0.161 per capita		[135th of 182]
Radios	11,500,000		[32nd of 221]
Radios (per capita)	130.895 per 1,000 people		[170th of 212]
Royalties and fees	$0.10		[60th of 85]
Star Academy > Star Academy around the world > Channel	ABS-CBN Studio 23
Star Academy > Star Academy around the world > Local name	Pinoy Dream Academy
Star Academy > Star Academy around the world > Winner	* Yeng Constantino
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip > International broadcasters > Series Premiere	March 20, 2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip > International broadcasters > Weekly Schedule	Tuesdays at 9:00pm
Submissions for the 75th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director	Gil M. Portes
Submissions for the 76th Academy Award for Best Foreign Film > Director	Chito S. Rono
Telecommunications investment > % of revenue	26.31 %		[20th of 165]
Telecommunications investment > current LCU	49656000000
Telecommunications revenue > % GDP	3.88 % GDP		[62nd of 167]
Telecommunications revenue > current LCU	188759000000
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes	1.2 $		[65th of 142]
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per $ GDP)	13.229 $ per $1 trillion of GD		[73rd of 174]
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes (per capita)	14.703 $ per 1 million people		[94th of 178]
Telephone employees, total	23,389		[20th of 194]
Telephone employees, total (per capita)	0.287 per 1,000 people		[79th of 202]
Telephone faults > per 100 mainlines	5.2 per 100 mainlines		[105th of 134]
Telephone mainlines	3,367,252		[36th of 202]
Telephone mainlines (per capita)	40.543 per 1,000 people		[107th of 203]
Telephone subscribers	38,146,250		[16th of 199]
Telephone subscribers (per capita)	0.434 per 1,000 people		[85th of 201]
Telephone subscribers per employee	1,555.15		[1st of 191]
Telephone system > Domestic domestic satellite system with 11 earth stations; cellular communications now dominate the industry; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone density about 60 telephones per 100 persons
Telephone system > General assessment good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
Telephone system > International country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to Asia, US, the Middle East, and Europe; multiple international gateways
Telephone system > Regulation	1979
Telephone systems > Privatisation	always
Telephones > Main lines in use	3,633,000		[33rd of 174]
Telephones > Main lines in use (per capita)	42.948 per 1,000 people		[111st of 173]
Telephones > Mobile cellular	51,795,000		[13th of 186]
Telephones > Mobile cellular (per capita)	568.693 per 1,000 people		[86th of 185]
Television > Digital TV households	285		[10th of 13]
Television > Digital TV households (per capita)	0.00324391 per 1,000 people		[11th of 13]
Television > Subscription TV revenues	162		[10th of 13]
Television > Subscription TV revenues (per capita)	0.00184391 per 1,000 people		[10th of 13]
Television broadcast stations	250		[1st of 89]
Television broadcast stations (per capita)	2.745 per million people		[6th of 67]
Television receivers	3,700,000		[40th of 185]
Television receivers (per capita)	51.86 per 1,000 people		[122nd of 179]
Television standard > UHF	NTSC M
Television standard > VHF	NTSC M
Televisions	3,700,000		[40th of 215]
Televisions (per capita)	42.1139 per 1,000 people		[156th of 209]
The New Adventures of Old Christine > International Broadcasters > Series Premiere	January 2007
Vanished > Broadcasting > Series Premiere	February 27 2007
Vanished > Broadcasting > Weekly Schedule	Tuesday 9:30pm
Website defacements	32		[45th of 129]
Website defacements (per capita)	0.364228 per 1 million people		[101st of 124]
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Certifications	Gold
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Peak	1		[8th of 42]
World sales and certifications for Madonna > Confessions on a Dance Floor > Sales	~20,000 tbc

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