NEW LEGAZPI MAYOR. The Legazpi City Board of Canvassers proclaims the new mayor, Geraldine Rosal (in white), at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation inside the City Hall compound on Tuesday (May 10, 2022). Rosal garnered 57,687 votes against her rival Lawyer Alfredo Garbin who got 57,137 votes, showing a slim margin of 550 votes. (Photo by Emmanuel Solis) LEGAZPI CITY - The Legazpi City Board of Canvassers (LCBOC) proclaimed the newly elected mayor and re-elected vice mayor here on Tuesday. Geraldine Rosal, wife of incumbent mayor Noel Rosal, and current Vice Mayor Bobby Cristobal, were proclaimed winners in Monday's local elections by LCBOC chairman Lawyer Fatima Gados Pani-Agua and vice chairman Lawyer Brian Baleda at the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation (ICR) inside the City Hall compound. Rosal garnered 57,687 total cast votes against her rival, Lawyer Alfredo Garbin, who got 57,137 votes a slim lead of 550 votes. On the other hand, Vice Mayor Bobby Cristobal garnered 56,380 agai
HOPE FOR PEACE. Local candidates in Legazpi City release doves as symbols of peace during an interfaith prayer rally and covenant signing for peaceful elections on Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2022). The event held at the Legazpi City Convention Center was attended by city residents, and local government officials and employees. (PNA photo by Emmanuel Solis) LEGAZPI CITY - Local candidates here for the May 9 elections participated in a covenant signing Wednesday night to signify their desire to make the voting exercise safe, orderly, accurate and peaceful. Lt. Col. Bagard Arao, Legazpi City acting chief of police, in an interview, said the activity led by the city police office is part of the efforts geared toward unity among those seeking public posts. "Choose honest candidates with integrity and capable to deliver good services to the people in the community and with a capacity to deliver good governance with transparency and accountability," Arao told the residents. He said he is v