PINAGTIBAY ng Korte Suprema ang desisyon ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) na nagdiskuwalipika kay dating Albay Governor Noel Rosal at dalawang iba pang opisyal sa Legazpi City, kasama ang misis nitong si Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal sa pagtakbo noong 2022 elections.

“The Court affirmed the disqualification of Noel E. Rosal as Governor of Albay, Carmen Geraldine Rosal as Mayor of Legazpi City, and Jose Alfonso V. Barizo as Councilor of Legazpi City, during the 2022 National and Local Elections,” ayon sa inilabas na Press Briefer ng SC Public Information Office (SCPIO).

“Their disqualifications are for violating the Omnibus Election Code in relation with the disbursement and release of government funds during the prohibited period before a regular election,” sabi pa rito.

Ibinasura rin ng SC ang petition-in-intervention na inihain ni Al Francis C. Bichara.

Inatasan naman ng SC ang COMELEC na magkahiwalay na i-docket ang disqualification proceeding laban kay Oscar Robert H. Cristobal upang matukoy kung siya ay diskuwalipikado rin na tumakbo noong 2022 elections kaugnay ng pamimigay ng cash assistance sa kabila ng pagbabawal dahil sa nalalapit na halalan.

Inaasahang agarang makakaupo si dating Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Pido Garbin matapos alisin rin ang Status Quo Ante Order.