1. Noel Ebriega Rosal was born on January 2,1964 and is a Filipino businessman and politician who served as the governor of Albay in 2022.
16 Facts About Noel Rosal
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Noel Rosal previously served as mayor of Legazpi from 2001 to 2010, and again from 2013 to 2022.
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Noel Rosal later took up master's degree in Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws at Aquinas University.
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An industrial engineer, Noel Rosal started his career in 1989 when he defeated the incumbent yet the longest-serving chieftain of Barangay Gogon in 20 years.
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Noel Rosal became a city councilor in 1990 and served for two terms.
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Noel Rosal served as city administrator while his wife, Geraldine, was the mayor from 2010 to 2013.
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Noel Rosal received various awards and recognitions from known award-giving bodies for good governance, including those from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United States Agency for International Development.
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Noel Rosal has been referred to as the "Jesse Robredo of Albay".
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In January 2006, following the recount, the COMELEC Second Division in its resolution proclaimed Imperial the duly elected city mayor and ordered Noel Rosal to leave the mayor's office.
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Noel Rosal later brought the issue to the Supreme Court which issued the status quo ante order in June 2006 and, in March 2007, nullified all decisions by the COMELEC, allowing him to continue performing as mayor while the true results of the 2004 mayoral elections are being determined.
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In 2022, Noel Rosal, ran under the political party Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino, defeated incumbent Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara, garnering almost twice number of votes than the latter; thus the first governor from the province's second district after three decades.
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Noel Rosal only filed a petition for temporary restraining order at the SC on the same day.
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Noel Rosal was replaced by then provincial vice governor Grex Lagman.
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Noel Rosal later showed his intention to reclaim the governorship from Lagman in the 2025 elections.
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On October 22, the court issued a temporary restraining order against the Commission on Elections's Resolution which disqualified Noel Rosal from running in the 2025 polls.
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On December 27, Noel Rosal was finally disqualified by the COMELEC from running in the 2025 polls.