Noel Ebriega Rosal (born January 2, 1964) is a Filipino businessman and politician served as the

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in 2022. He previously served as mayor of Legazpi from 2001 to 2010, and again from 2013 to 2022.Legazpi City Local Government Unit website
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''WowLegazpi website'' Accessed May 22, 2013
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Personal life

Rosal is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from

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. He later took up Master's Degree in Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws at

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. Rosal is married to Carmen Geraldine Barrameda, mayor of

Legazpi City Legazpi, officially the City of Legazpi ( bcl, Siyudad nin Legazpi; fil, Lungsod ng Legazpi), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,533. Legazpi ...

(2010–2013, 2022–present). They have three children: Princess, Gerald Noel, and Gilian Noelle.

Political career

Before 2001

An industrial engineer, Rosal started his career in 1989 when he defeated the incumbent yet the longest-serving chieftain of

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Gogon in 20 years. He became a

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councilor in 1990 and served for two terms.

As city mayor

In 2001, he was elected mayor of

and served until 2010; and again in 2013, this time unopposed. He served as city administrator while his wife, Geraldine, was the mayor from 2010 to 2013. Rosal received various awards and recognitions from known award-giving bodies for good governance, including those from the

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and the

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. The city received recognitions as well. During his tenure, Rosal enforced in the city an order from the

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to the concerned local government units surrounding

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stopping all quarry operations following a landslide in

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during Super Typhoon Goni (''Rolly'') in 2020. Rosal has been referred to as the ''"

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Albay Albay,