Tojo is anxious to foist independence on us. "I sincerely expect that the Philippines will comply with the conditions for independence as fast as possible," said he.

The Tribune hasn't been covering Stalingrad. Could it be because Santo Tomas gets the Tribune and not La Vanguardia? Actually, Santo Tomas gets all the news by the grapevine system, including (or especially) what is not in La Vanguardia, ahead of La Vanguardia.