The Week in Photos: July 15 2022

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No images? Click here   The Week in Photos July 15, 2022   Destruction in Ifugao, a new era in Sri Lanka, tensions at sea, a well-deserved honor, and much more SUBSCRIBE           Free Fall An elevator repairman looks at what remained of an elevator after it fell from the 38th floor to the ground while being dismantled. More Bureau of Fire Protection-Makati   Trail of Destruction Rocks and mud cover a portion of a washed-out road at Barangay Tam-an in Banaue, Ifugao, following the flash flood on July 7 spawned by heavy downpour due to the southwest monsoon. More Banaue Municipal Police   Eid Mubarak! Muslim women pray on the rooftop of the Marikina Grand Mosque after a light rain on July 9 to mark Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, one of Islam’s two main holidays, the other being Eid al-Fitr which closes the holy month of Ramadan. Lyn Rillon   Boon and Bane One of the new taxes being keenly considered by the new administration’s economic managers is on single-use plastics, a convenience for local retail but a bane to the environment and a constant target of green advocates. More Niño Jesus Orbeta   Showing Poise Philippine defender Hali Long (No. 5) gets dragged out of position by Indonesian striker Selly Wunungga. More AFP   ‘Work Quickly’ After hundreds of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace on July 9, the US Department of State called on a constitutionally selected government “to work quickly” to address public discontent over worsening economic conditions. More Reuters   LEARN MORE   Cheaper Fuel A tricycle driver on July 11 refuels at a pocket gasoline station built at a terminal in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City. Members of Batasan Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association get a P2-discount from this station. More Lyn Rillon   Rusty Outpost The grounded BRP Sierra Madre at Ayungin Shoal is among the Philippines’ nine naval stations guarding the West Philippine Sea. More Marianne Bermudez   Self-Help The Kaunti Urban Farmers Association has turned a traffic median on Commonwealth Avenue in Holy Spirit, Quezon City, into a vegetable garden. The harvest tides them over during the pandemic. Lyn Rillon   Early Shifters Some schools have decided earlier to resume in-person classes, like Chiang Kai Shek College in Tondo, Manila. The government wants to make it nationwide starting Nov. 2. More Richard A. Reyes   UK Honors Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II presents the George Cross to National Health Services (NHS) England CEO Amanda Pritchard (right), and May Parsons, modern matron at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, at Windsor Castle on July 12. More AFP / Aaron Chown   Pushback The move by the University of the Philippines Film Institute to offer new courses on PH Film and Martial Law comes at a time of rising historical revisionism. More Grig C. Montegrande     Hi, Edward. We want to hear what you think of this newsletter. Submit your feedback to our suggestion box.           Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  Copyright © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe