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Whether he would be able to mount his horse again is a matter that is now at the hands of the Supreme Court.
Philippine elections of recent times no longer reflect the will of the people. The undying refrain that nobody loses an election but has been cheated out of it holds true because, often, the Supreme Court is left to decide who wins. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei” seems to have become a hollow statement.
“Under the orders of the Commission en Banc, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government is directed to immediately implement the en Banc resolution, which affirms the first division resolution, disqualifying Noel Rosal for running for the position of the governor of Albay,” said Laudiangco during a press conference.
Rosal had campaigned on a pro-environment platform which may have helped him defeat by an unexpected wide margin the well-entrenched Bichara family. Now it looks like the advocacy that helped him ascend to the highest elective post in the province has also proven to be his waterloo. Initially, the prelate’s plea seemed to have fallen on deaf ears, until then-president Rodrigo Duterte, seeing the extent of Typhoon Rolly’s devastating landslides, ordered a thorough probe into the quarrying industry in Albay in November 2020.showed how powerful the interests behind that industry are. According to the report of the Mines and Geosciences Board , there were about 106 business entities engaged in the bustling quarrying activities in the province.
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