HIV/AIDS PRESCON: Senate President Manny Villar (2nd from left), together with (from left) Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary General Anders Johnsson, US Congressman Jim McDermott and Ugandan lawmaker Elioda Tumwesigye, president of the IPU Senior Advisory Group on HIV/AIDS, hold a press conference after successfully ending a three-day global meet on how to effectively combat the spread of the infectious disease. The meeting, which was hosted by the Philippine Senate, was attended by more than 200 parliamentarians from over 55 IPU-member countries at the Manila Hotel.