Hundreds of supporters of former Albay governor Noel Rosal and his wife, Carmen Geraldine, staged a rally within the city hall compound to protest the resolution of the Comelec en banc affirming the disqualification case against the local chief executive.
“My townmates, don’t be sad. It is not the end of the world for us. The decision of the Comelec disqualifying me despite winning the elections is not acceptable,” Carmen Geraldine said as she addressed the crowd.
“I filed a motion for reconsideration. It’s good that the Comelec’s second division directly said there was no vote-buying that took place. I told them I couldn’t be disqualified for releasing funds since I wasn’t still a mayor back then,” the incumbent mayor said. The Rosal couple was accused of vote-buying when they allegedly violated a provision of the Omnibus Election Code against the release of public funds during the election period for the recent May polls.
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