Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal will continue to discharge her function as Legazpi City’s chief executive after the Supreme Court issued a status quo ante order on the poll body’s decision to disqualify her as a candidate during the May 9, 2022, mayoral race.
On May 4, the Comelec en banc disqualified Rosal as a candidate due to alleged vote buying. It found Rosal liable for “giving money to influence, induce or corrupt” voters during the cash assistance payout for tricycle drivers in the city on March 31, 2022.
“We believe in the process, and we are confident that we will win it in the Supreme Court,” Garbin said in a telephone interview on Thursday. Garbin is a former Ako Bicol party list representative and Rosal’s closest opponent during last year’s election. Rosal defeated Garbin by a margin of less than 1,000 votes.Armogila, who was a candidate for city councilor in last year’s election, filed a petition seeking the disqualification of Rosal on the grounds of vote buying under the Omnibus Election Code.On Thursday, Rosal’s supporters attended a thanksgiving Mass and a program in the city to celebrate the high court’s order.
Goyena, a resident of Barangay Bonot, has been attending the daily prayer rallies staged by Rosal’s supporters since Monday.“God is good and [He] answered [our] prayers and the way I see it, there’s really a need for the Supreme Court to issue [the status quo ante order]. This is an incredible decision thank you so much,” said Noel, who was unseated in December last year over the same disqualification case arising from vote buying filed against his wife.
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