Rota leaders, residents overwhelmingly support nomination of Noel M. Calvo to Commonwealth Economic Incentive Authority

ROTA, Nov. 6, 2025 — The Senate Committee on Executive Appointments and Government Investigations held a public hearing at the Mayor's Office Conference Hall in Tota on Nov. 6 to consider Governor David M. Apatang and Lieutenant Governor Dennis C. Mendiola's nominee, Noel M. Calvo, for a seat on the Commonwealth Economic Incentive Authority board representing the 1st Senatorial District. The hearing opened at about 10:22 a.m., and the committee recorded multiple oral endorsements and seven written testimonies in support; no written or oral testimony in opposition was received.

The hearing focused on Calvo's background and his vision for CEIA. "I humbly and I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to speak before you today as a nominee for the board of directors of the Commonwealth Economic Incentive Authority," Calvo told the committee after being sworn in. He described 21 years in the Department of Public Safety, experience preparing departmental budgets and testimony at budget hearings, and private-sector experience operating family businesses and working in casino security.

Calvo told the committee his "vision for…