ANKARA – Former NBA player Adreian Payne died after he was fatally shot in Orlando, Florida on Monday morning, police said. He was 31. The Orange County Sherriff in Orlando said it responded to a call at 1.37 a.m. (0537GMT) that a man had been shot dead. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The victim was later identified as Payne. Payne spent four seasons in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic. He later moved to EuroLeague teams Panathinakos and ASVEL. Payne won one Greek League championship with Panathinaikos.
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to proclaim the 12 winning senators in Monday’s polls within the week. “We can do it within this week. Hopefully, this week if we can do it, we will proclaim,” Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo said in a press briefing on Tuesday. However, he said the proclamation would still depend on the transmission results from the City Board of Canvassers (CBOC) or the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC). “Let’s see if it can no longer affect the results in some other areas because this transmission to our transparency server is not the
MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has left Manila to attend the highly-anticipated United States-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Special Summit in Washington D.C. from May 12 to 13. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said this participation reflects the Philippines’ commitment to working with its Southeast Asian neighbors and the US for a sustainable post-pandemic recovery and a peaceful and secured region. Locsin is expected to join Asean leaders in a number of events hosted by President Joseph Biden, Jr. and other US government officials during the two-day summit that aims to enhance and chart the
DUMAGUETE CITY – Dumaguete Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo got reelected in Monday’s polls, with a margin of more than 3,000 votes over his closest rival. Remollo, who heads Team Lupad Dumaguete, garnered 35,744 votes against Estanislao Alviola of Team Kasaligan, who earned 32,382 votes. He was proclaimed around 4 a.m. Tuesday at the city session hall by the board of canvassers, led by lawyer Ian Macaraya, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) local election officer. Two other mayoral candidates, both independents, trailed behind –Rene Ledesma with 2,304 votes and Kinix Ramirez with 319. For vice mayor, Calindagan barangay chair Maisa Sagarbarria
CEBU CITY – The mayors in the three highly urbanized cities in Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and this capital – as well as the southern port city of Talisay – have been given a fresh mandate after winning Monday’s elections. Based on partial and unofficial results as of 1:02 p.m. on Tuesday, representing 94.29 percent of the election returns, Mayor Michael Rama here is likely to get a new mandate as he garnered 226,328 votes against the 190,836 votes of former councilor Margot Osmeña and incumbent Councilor Dave Tumulak’s 132,510. Rama’s running mate, incumbent Councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia is also likely to
MANILA – Senatorial aspirants Salvador Panelo and Rey Langit on Tuesday acknowledged their defeat in this year’s elections. This, after partial and unofficial count of the poll results showed that Panelo and Langit failed to enter the top 12 of the senatorial race. “The people have spoken, and it behooves everyone to accept the verdict,” Panelo said in a press statement. “From the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much to those who believed in our candidacy and advocacies. We are proud to have your support, and you inspire us to deliver on our promises in another capacity.” Langit,
