KUWTT: BBM makes history with over 31M votes | May 11, 2022

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Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

READ: BBM makes history with over 31M votes

Former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. won the presidential election on Monday as he posted an unassailable lead over his nearest rival, Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo.

READ: Lacson, Moreno, Sotto concede to UniTeam bets

Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto 3rd conceded on Tuesday and congratulated the winners in Monday's elections.

READ: Winning Metro Manila mayors proclaimed

Four cities in southern Metro Manila have proclaimed their respective mayors.

READ: Comelec affirms junking of Marcos cases

The Commission on Elections or Comelec en banc has dismissed two petitions seeking a reconsideration of its ruling dismissing the disqualification cases against leading presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

READ: Robredo seeks study of 'poll irregularities'

Vice President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo is seeking a thorough study of reported irregularities in the May 9, 2022 elections.

READ: Go Negosyo program implemented in Asean

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd said the mentorship program of Go Negosyo will be implemented in Association of Southeast Asian Nations or Asean member states.

READ: Robin leads race to Senate

Actor Robin Padilla and five other Senate candidates under the tandem of presidential frontrunner Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio are, so far, leading in the partial and unofficial count for the Senate race.

In regional news,

READ: Sulu officials deliver votes for BBM

Incumbent Gov. Sakur Tan and his sons, Vice Gov. Toto Tan and Rep. Samier Tan, and daughter Shihla Hayudini, mayor of Maimbung town, have won their reelection bids after running unopposed in Sulu.

In world news,

READ: SKorea's Yoon to North: Give up nukes

New South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called for the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea at his inauguration on Tuesday, describing Pyongyang's weapons as a threat to regional and global security.

READ: Russia pounds Odesa as more bodies found

Russia pounded Ukraine's vital southern port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday as they announced the discovery of the bodies of 44 civilians in the rubble of a building in the northeast that was destroyed weeks ago.

In business,

READ: Southeast Asian private equity market hits record

The deal value of the Southeast Asian private equity market reached an all-time high last year, according to Bain and Co.

And in sports,

READ: Warriors take 3-1 lead vs Grizzlies

Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors survived a scare to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies 101-98 and move to the brink of the Western Conference playoff finals on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

Rigoberto Tiglao and Fr. Ranhilio Aquino are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.

Tiglao says

READ: Marcos' landslide victory inevitable

Fr. Aquino wonders about

READ: That curious ambivalence in our national life

In The Times editorial, it is advised to heed

READ: A wake-up call from Sri Lanka

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