The Manila Times
5 July 1926
Our Foreign Mininster was in Iberia this week. While not much got done, at least the meeting did not follow the typical path of Iberian-Filipino relations, and turn into a shouting match...
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The Manila Times
13 July 1926
El Aquila was in Atlantis this week. The primary item on the agenda was discussing possible future amendments to the Cleito Treaty, and the recent Paracels Islands crisis was also a conversation topic...
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The Manila Times
16 July 1926
The ex-Magellan Strait Peacekeeping Force vessels arrived in Guam today, the last stop on their way home...
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The Manila Times
19 July 1926
The Marina de Filipinas is doing its part to assure that the fledgling nation of "Pacifica" will be able to defend itself at sea.
It was announced today that the following MdF vessels will be handed over to Pacifica on 1 January, 1927:
Escort Cruiser
Leyte
"Destroyer Escorts"/Torpedo Boats
Siemperviva,
Mentha
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The Manila Times
21 July 1926
In South Africa this week, Señor de Varga took a tour of the Empire's primary shipyards, and attempted (again unsucessfully) to persuade the SAE to join SATSUMA...
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The Manila Times
23 July 1926
The MdF light cruiser
Calayan yesterday picked up a survivor, adrift in a life raft, of what appears to have been one of the vessels of the Pirates of the South China Sea.
The man, who appears to be Chinese, is currently in the Manila Naval Hospital...
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The Manila Times
24 July 1926
After more than half a year, the 'First Expeditionary Force' returned to Manila Bay this morning...
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The Manila Times
29 July 1926
This week's stop on the Foreign Mininster's tour was Persia. It would appear that not much diplomatic business was concluded, however El Aquila has loaded his aircraft to maximum gross weight with Persian rugs...
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The Manila Envelope
1 August 1926
Our sources in the Manila Naval Hospital report that the "Chinese" survivor from a Pirate vessel appears to be slightly deranged. While he cannot remember anything else about the ship that sunk his vessel of cutthroats, he distinctly recalls its flag:
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The Manila Times
11 August 1926
The Foreign Minister had a lengthy visit to Azerbajian last week. There were extensive discussions regarding the Russian Federation, and unconfirmed reports are that Señor de Varga was seen studying railroad tracks, asking if they could carry a 8,000-ton load...
This is the final stop on his 'Grand Tour'. He will now be returning home, via India.