July, 2021

• 24 July

  Police will not follow unlawful orders in anti-drug war – Eleazar

  

  Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Eleazar said policemen are not “fools” to follow unlawful orders when conducting anti-illegal drugs operations, adding that President Duterte did not give the PNP “permission to kill.”

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• 24 July

  NCR population density now at 21K+ per square kilometer

  

  The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently reported that Metro Manila’s population density is now 60 times over that of the national average.

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• 24 July

  Duterte failed to fulfill promises – Ateneo study

  

  President Rodrigo Duterte failed to fulfill his 2016 election campaign promises to end crime, corruption and illegal drugs within three to six months once he becomes president, according to a study by the Ateneo School of Government.

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• 24 July

  PHILRACOM 1st Leg Triple Crown Series

  

  The best three-year-old horses in the country will be battling it out this Sunday, July 25 at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite to take the first step toward immortality as the first leg of the PHILRACOM Triple Crown unfolds.

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• 24 July

  QC mayor lauds Manila Water’s Adopt-an-Estero program

  

  Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte cited the importance of cleaning up esteros and creeks as Manila Water recently kicked off the Adopt-an-Estero program in the city as part of the tripartite agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and two other local government units (LGUs), San Juan and Mandaluyong, to rehabilitate the San Juan River along with …

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• 24 July

  Who’s afraid of a traditional band virtual concert?

  

  Traditional bands in the Philippines would mean “bugle corps-type” in schools or rural communities or marching bands in towns or barrios like Banda 24 or the bands performed by orchestras.

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• 24 July

  Manila Harbor Center aids Philippine Coast Guard’s substation project

  

  Manila Harbor Center Port Services, Inc. recently donated construction materials to help build the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) Vitas substation at Pier 18 in Tondo, Manila.   

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• 24 July

  SC approves Philippines exit from ICC

  

  The Philippine Supreme Court recently ruled that the President of the Philippines can unilaterally withdraw from international agreements that he or she considers contrary to the 1987 Constitution or existing laws.

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• 24 July

  DOST to unveil new ready-to-eat food, ready-to-drink products

  

  The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will unveil new ready-to-eat (RTE) food and ready-to-drink (RTD) products developed by the department’s Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI).

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• 24 July

  Swedish prisoners demand pizza as ransom for hostage guards

  

  A couple of prisoners, doing time for murder, at a high-security prison in Sweden took two guards hostage and demanded pizzas as ransom.

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