For weeks, anxious Nagueños waited for their multi-awarded former city mayor to get appointed as the secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). Finally, nine days after the inauguration of  Noynoy Aquino as new Philippine President, spokesman Edwin Lacierda announced today that, indeed, Jesse M. Robredo is the new DILG secretary. President Aquino signed Robredo's appointment yesterday.

City of Naga - Mayor John G. Bongat assumed his office on Thursday, July 1 after winning a landslide victory in the May 10 polls.

The mayor started his first official day in office with a press conference where he presented the Naga SMILES promotions program as well as changes to his administration line-up.

Talking before members of the media, Bongat explained the Naga SMILES campaign, which he said was the product of weeks of constant discussion and consultation with other city officials and employees.

Masbate City - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office No. 5 in partnership with the City Government showcased the first harvest from the Mariculture Park Project in Masbate Bay, with the theme, "Produktong Mariculture: Una nga Pag-ani" held on June 10, 2010.

Pili, Camarines Sur (24 June) -- The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) recently launched its developed Philippine Animal Health Information System (PhilAHIS),  a national core reporting system for animal health.

This is to ensure proper flow of reports from the field to the local offices to the region and eventually to the BAI national office, the PhilAHIS was developed.

City of Naga - Mayor John G. Bongat launched Naga's latest promotion campaign on his first day of work as the eighth chief executive of the city.

The city mayor presented the "Naga SMILES to the World" promotions campaign to members of the media on the morning of July 1, his first official day in office.

The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) conducted its 23^rd R&D Project Review and Information Dissemination (RDPRID) on June 15-16, 2010 at the CN Divinagracia Hall, CBSUA, Pili, Camarines Sur.

Close to a thousand participants coming from various universities and schools in the country gathered for the Federation of School Registrars Association's (FOSRA) 12^th General Assembly held a few weeks back at the Medicine Auditorium, University of Santo Tomas, Manila .