A BISHOP from the province of Bicol led a peaceful prayer rally dubbed as “Dasal para kay Rosal” over the weekend to support Governor Noel E. Rosal and Legazpi City Mayor Geraldine Rosal for a beautiful province of Albay.
Bishop Joel Baylon of the Diocese of Legazpi City graced the
peaceful rally along with more than 25,000 supporters at the Peñaranda Park,
saying that the Albayanons (people of Albay) had already decided who to elect
last election.
“Let the will of the people prevail, and let’s go to work
for a progressive Albay. The election is already done here. The people has
already chosen their leaders so let’s stop politicking,” Baylon said.
“The Church has joined the people today to support the
leaders they chose.”
A parade of banners and tarpaulins with messages of support were also seen carried by thousands of supporters from various barangays and municipalities during a peaceful rally, praying for a divine intervention to reverse the Commission on Election’s disqualification case against the elected governor and his mayor wife.
“The entire community have expressed their support to the
leaders they know who will serve them. Our governor here is doing his best to
find solution to fight illegal quarrying, put up hospitals in some areas and
make projects for the people.”
The COMELEC, according to reports, disqualified Rosal from
the provincial electoral race last month for violating the 45-day ban on the
release of public funds by government agencies for social welfare projects
particularly the approval of cash assistance to tricycle drivers in April.
According to Rappler report, Mayor Geraldine Rosal was also
disqualified for the same offense last October 4 just two weeks after the first
division of Comelec disqualified her husband.
Baylon added though that they would always respect the law, but he is praying that the true justice will prevail for the benefit of the entire 469, 481 Filipinos who voted Governor Rosal and wife Mayor Geraldine.
“My message to our political leaders is we will always
respect the law, the law which stands for the truth, that respect and love the
dignity of one another. There are many things that can cause us divided or may
turn against one another. But the loser in the end will be the people of this
land,” he added.
Despite the peaceful rally, the people that attended has a
strong message saying they know who are the true people behind the ongoing
battle of their beloved governor and Legazpi City mayor.
“We are praying for divine intervention from God to reverse
that ruling. We cannot allow to lose the people’s governor who really serves
us,” Tabaco City Councilor Oden Berces of first district said. “He is the real
governor of Albay.”
“He is the only governor who visits the tiny islands of
Tabaco, according to the people there, and he’s very approachable. He also
reorganized the hospital here to help the people.”
A 70-year-old retired teacher Rose Ajero who joined the rally said they love the governor because of his great environment advocacy to limit the quarrying activities around Albay to prevent the catastrophe that happened way back 2006.
“The people of Albay doesn’t want a repeat of that tragic
calamity in 2006 when typhoon Reming hits the town of Padang where many have
perished because of illegal quarrying,” Ajero said. “We know the bad effect of
illegal quarrying.”
“We know who are behind this issue and we’re asking them to
just take care of their issues, the scandals they’ve been, because our governor
and mayor here are working hard as true public servant,” she added.
The supporters of the husband and wife governor and mayor
believe that the issues were absolutely political and baseless.
The first time governor and the mayor will continue to function as an elected head of the province and the city until the court orders them with finality to vacate their positions, according to Rosal’s social media account.
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