Philippine President Benigno Aquino III — single, and quite the ladies' man — has pleaded with gossip-mongering local reporters to stop cramping his style because they're scaring all the eligible women away. And now he's spending Christmas alone. [Philippine Star]

The U.S. Embassy has issued an apology to Filipino President Benigno Aquino III for staging his meet-and-greet with President Obama in front of an upside flag of the Philippines on Friday. "This was an honest mistake," said an American spokesperson.