Let's Do The News! (July 11, 2019)

- The Duterte administration will fire at least 50 officials and employees from the Bureau of Customs as part of his anti-corruption campaign targeting the said agency.\

- Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has confirmed his withdrawal from the speakership race in the 18th Congress.

- Senator Imee Marcos wants one-centavo price ceiling for SMS. Marcos issued the statement after filing Senate Resolution 6 strongly urging the Department of Information and Communications Technology to immediately reduce and set a strict one-centavo price ceiling on the “exorbitant” cost of text messages or short message service.

- Thousands of universities around the world declared a “climate emergency” and committed themselves with the United Nations to fighting climate change, in an effort to mobilize their students.

- Scientists warn that Americans will face a "floodier" future.

- The White House named US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim as the next top diplomat to Indonesia.  President Donald Trump’s plan to nominate Kim as the US Ambassador to Jakarta comes as the envoy nears the end of his tour of duty in the Philippines this year.

- A US appeals court quashed a lawsuit that accused President Donald Trump of profiting illegally from his Washington hotel, handing the White House a key win in a potentially damaging case.

- Senior US diplomat David Hale met with Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, in Helsinki to discuss US-Russian relations, the State Department said, amid tensions between the two countries over a range of issues.

- Bentley celebrates its 100th anniversary with the showcase of the EXP 100 Concept.



- The first-ever 3D CGI Lupin III movie will hit theaters this December.

- ICYMI: WarnerMedia announced the HBO MAX streaming service, set for spring 2020 launch. Not only HBO but almost every media from the WarnerMedia family including Cartoon Network, The CW, TNT, TBS, CNN, and more will be on this service, including VRV.

- The USWNT won the ESPY award for best team.

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