NEW ALBAY GOVERNOR. Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal (second from left) is proclaimed as the new governor of Albay province on Tuesday (May 10, 2022). He won by a huge margin over incumbent Governor Al Francis Bichara. (Photo by Emmanuel Solis) LEGAZPI CITY - The multi-awarded chief executive of this capital city of Albay is the newly elected governor of the province. The Albay Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed on Tuesday evening Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal after defeating incumbent Governor Al Francis Bichara with a wide margin of over 230,000 votes. Based on the official canvass results from Albay's 15 towns and three cities, Rosal garnered 469,481 votes while Bichara got 238,746. Observers believed that Rosal's prestigious awards and notable accomplishments in this city propelled him to the gubernatorial post through a landslide win. Rosal is a former chairman of the Bicol Regional Peace and Order Council and the current chair of the Regional Development Council (RDC)