Pres Duterte Installs LP Mayor as Regional Peace and Order Chair

Reg. V Regional Peace and Order Council Chairman - Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal.
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President Rodrigo Duterte recently appointed Legazpi City Mayor Noel Rosal as chairman of the Bicol Regional Peace and Order Council, a position normally held by governors.

Mayor Noel Rosal, a political stalwart who ran under the Liberal Party of Presidential Candidate Mar Roxas in the 2016 national elections, was recommended by DILG Secretary Ismael Sueno. The recommendation was approved by the president.

Rosal took over the position from Camarines Norte Governor Edgar Tallado. Tallado was re-elected as chairman of Region V Regional Peace and Order Council about two months ago but he was booted out of office after the Office of the Ombudsman found him guilty of grave misconduct and abuse of authority.

Rosal will serve as Rg. V RPOC chairman until 2019.

This is the first time a mayor was appointed as head of a Regional Peace and Order Council.