The week in photos: May 31-June 6, 2025

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A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

MANILA, Philippines — After taking a short MRT ride with his family on Sunday, June 1, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the suspension of the EDSA rehabilitation project, acknowledging that the current plan would cause significant public inconvenience.

Later in the week, endorsers of the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte called on the Senate to proceed with the trial when it resumes session. Instead of reading the articles of impeachment on June 2, senators only debated over whether the trial could extend to the next Congress, prompting Akbayan Representative Perci Cendaña to ask, “What’s stopping the Senate? Is the leadership afraid of Sara?”

Abroad, Ukraine and Russia sharply ramped up the war with one of the biggest drone battles of their conflict, as peace talks in continue in Istanbul, Turkey. Eight people were injured when a 45-year-old man yelled “Free Palestine” and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado where a demonstration to remember the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza was taking place.

The week ended with Muslims from all over the world filling parks, Islamic centers and mosques, to celebrate Eid’l al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice.

Here are the photos that encapsulate the week that was:

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. along with son, Sandro, buys a promo ticket for his family, at the GMA-Kamuning station, on June 1, 2025 Bongbong Marcos Facebook

People carry cardboard cutouts of birds to symbolize the abundant biodiversity in the San Rafael Valley that will be affected by the impending construction of a new section of the US-Mexico border fence, in the San Rafael Valley, Arizona, on May 31, 2025. Rebecca Noble/Reuters

People play with tomato pulp during the annual ‘Tomatina’ (tomato fight) in Sutamarchan, Colombia, on June 1, 2025. Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters

Dancers adjust their costumes ahead of the Philippine Independence Day Parade, which celebrates the 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain, in New York City, on June 1, 2025. Kevin Coombs/Reuters

Pope Leo XIV and President of the Pontifical Commission and President of the Governorate of Vatican City State Raffaella Petrini applaud the participants of Giro d’Italia at the start of their non-competitive 3 km ride through the Vatican, on June 1, 2025. Vincenzo Livieri/Reuters

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in action during his fourth round match against American Ben Shelton, at the French Open in Paris, France, on June 1, 2025. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

A classmate of high school student Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was reportedly detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, is embraced while wearing a graduation cap featuring photographs of Da Silva during a rally in support of da Silva, in Milford, Massachusetts, USA, on June 1, 2025. Brian Snyder/Reuters

A police officer monitors activity beside a taped barrier, after a firebomb attack that injured multiple people, in Boulder, Colorado, on June 1, 2025. Mark Makela/Reuters

Artist Sim Tolentino applies finishing touches on a mural painting showcasing the scandal of Vice President Sara Duterte, before its unveiling at the University of the Philippines Katipunan Freedom Wall in Diliman, on June 2, 2025. Rappler

A child looks on as Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee their homes after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 3, 2025.

Fishermen fill crates with sardines netted during the annual sardine run in Warner Beach, South Africa, on June 3, 2025. Rogan Ward/Reuters

A boy sleeps on sacks of garbage along the polluted Pasig River on World Environment Day, on June 5, 2025. Eloisa Lopez/Reuters

A Muslim pilgrim prays at Jabal al-Rahmah, also known as Mount Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 5, 2025. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

A bust in honor of Elon Musk near Starbase in Brownsville, Texas, is vandalized as feud between US President Donald Trump and Musk escalates, on June 5, 2025. Gabriel Cardenas/Reuters

A person passes a billboard for an Artificial Intelligence company advertising AI employees on anunderground station plat form in London, Britain, on June 5, 2025. Chris Ratcliffe/Reuters

Fire and smoke rise in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 6, 2025. Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard board the BRP Teresa Magbanua, to join United States Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard for a trilateral maritime exercise in Kagoshima, Japan, during a send-off ceremony at Pier 13, Port Area, Manila, on June 6. Rappler

Filipino Muslims gather for the centralized observation of Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, at the Plaza Independencia in Cebu City, on June 6, 2025. Jacqueline Hernandez/Rappler

–Rappler.com