Rosendo Labadlabad

Rosendo Sabanal "Dodoy" Labadlabad (born March 1, 1965) is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte. He formerly served as mayor of the municipality of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte since 2019 before being dismissed in 2023, and previously served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the 2nd legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte from 2007 to 2016.

Political career
During his term as a congressman, Labadlabad became known to have initiated the construction of covered courts in many barangays that covers the area of the 2nd Congressional District of Zamboanga del Norte. He was also known in his steps of building classrooms for children in inter-barangay schools as part of his belief in valuing education.

During his term as mayor, he was able to remodel the town and built ambitious projects such as the Sindangan River Boardwalk, the Cultural and Sports Complex, Musical and Dancing Fountain, Sindangan Public Market, and bringing an extension campus of the Mindanao State University to his town.

Controversies

 * In 2017, Labadlabad sued DXFL radio personality Nick Carbonel for libel.
 * In 2019, Labadlabad and his wife, Representative Glona Labadlabad, were charged with obstruction of justice for harboring a self-confessed killer of a certain murder incident that occurred in the neighboring town of Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte.
 * In 2023, Labadlabad was ordered dismissed by the Ombudsman for the unauthorized issuance of permits to hold cockfighting matches outside cockpit arenas. However, the dismissal was reversed by the Ombudsman in 2024 following a review.