Comelec to proclaim new Legazpi mayor

With only a few months left before the May 2025 elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to proclaim on Monday Alfredo Garbin Jr. as the new mayor of Legazpi City.

- By RHODINA VILLANUEVA

The decision came after the poll body disqualified and unseated Carmen Rosal as mayor for violating the Omnibus Election Code.

In its decision, the Comelec ordered the Special City Board of Canvassers (SCBOC) of Legazpi City to convene at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11 to proclaim Garbin.

"The SCBOC of Legazpi City has given due notice to the parties that it shall convene at the Comelec Session Hall, 8th Floor, Palacio del Gobernador Building, Intramuros, Manila to proclaim the 2nd placer, Alfredo A. Garbin Jr., as the duly elected Mayor of Legazpi City," the Comelec said in a statement.