INQToday: Groups jangle Senate gates, demand VP Sara Duterte conviction
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Progressive groups trooped to the Senate on Tuesday to pound on the establishment’s gates and appeal for the conviction of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
Among these progressive groups are Bayan, Gabriela, and Kilusang Mayo Uno.
HIV cases in the country have surged by 500 percent, prompting the Department of Health (DOH) to call on the government to declare a national public health emergency.
In a statement on Tuesday, the DOH said the number of confirmed HIV cases per day reached 57 from January to March this year, marking a 500 percent increase—the highest in the Western Pacific Region.
The expanded number coding scheme will be suspended on Friday (June 6) because of Eid al-Adha, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Tuesday.
“The implementation of the Expanded Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or number coding scheme is suspended on Friday, June 6, 2025, in observance of Eid’l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice,” the MMDA’s Facebook post reads.
