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epa05441018 A picture made available on 26 July 2016 shows a Filipino woman grieving the loss of her husband, next to a placard which reads 'I'm a pusher', who was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Pasay City, south of Manila, Philippines, 23 July 2016. During his State of the Nation Address (SONA) President Rodrigo Duterte called on village officials, town mayors, and the national police to triple their effort with no let-up in the campaign against illegal drugs. According to the Philippine National Police (PNP) summary of the campaign against illegal drugs as of 22 July, showed that 120,038 drug pushers and users surrendered to authorities, 239 drug suspects were slain in police operations. An average of 11 people were killed daily based on PNP statistics of 239 deaths in the first 22 days of the Duterte administration. EPA/STR ATTENTION EDITORS: GRAPHIC CONTENT