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Alvin Patrimonio, Buboy Fernandez bow in Halalan 2022 bids

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="ABS-CBN News file photos" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/10/20220510-alvin-patrimonio-buboy-fernandez.jpg"/><figcaption><em>ABS-CBN News file photos</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA – Several sports personalities went unsuccessful in their respective bids in the recently concluded May 9 elections. </p><p>Basketball legend Alvin Patrimonio lost the mayoralty race in Cainta, Rizal against the wife of outgoing Mayor Kit Nieto. </p><p>With 100% of election returns transmitted, Patrimonio only collected 25,772 votes against the overwhelming 107,268 votes that Elen Nieto received. </p><p>Meanwhile, the reelection bid of Polangui town, Albay Vice Mayor Buboy Fernandez came to a close as Manny Pacquiao’s long-time friend and trainer ranked third in the race. </p><p>Fernandez only got 15,188 votes, almost 2,000 votes shy of the eventual winner Chery Mella-Sampal, who garnered 17,106. Winels Buendia, on the other hand, ranked second with 15,877 votes. </p><p>He first served as a councilor in Polangui, before winning the 2019 elections as vice mayor of the town. </p><p>In the national post, fighting senator Manny Pacquiao is poised to lose the presidential elections against frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.</p><p>Pacquiao remained in third spot with 3,623,176 votes, as of 5:02 p.m. Tuesday. He trails behind Marcos who now has a record-setting 31,007,115 votes with 97.99% of election returns transmitted.</p><p>Vice President Leni Robredo is in second place with 14,781,710 votes. </p><p>In the senatorial race, former taekwondo jin Monsour del Rosario is on pace to miss the cut in the upper House, placing 29th in the 63-man contest. </p><p>Del Rosario got 3,767,915 votes – far from the 12th placer Jinggoy Estrada, who has 14,927,615. Still leading the pack is actor Robin Padilla with 26,359,738 votes. </p><div><em>Bookmark the <a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN News Halalan results page</a> to see the partial unofficial tally of election returns.</em></div><div><em>For other updates, visit ABS-CBN News&#x27; live blog <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/22/halalan-2022-abs-cbn-news-updates-on-philippine-elections">here</a>.</em></div>

Several sports personalities went unsuccessful in their respective bids in the recently-concluded May 9 elections. 

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Alvin Patrimonio, Buboy Fernandez bow in Halalan 2022 bids

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 10, 2022 07:20 PM PHT

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