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2011 - September

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Iriga City wins DILG Gawad Pamana ng Lahi award · 9/30/2011 — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) handed to the Local Government of Iriga City the regional Gawad Pamana ng Lahi award. The Gawad is conferred to a province, city or municipality for exemplary performance in administrative governance, social governance, economic governance and environmental governance. The awardees had excelled in various performance indicators based on the Local Governance Performance Management System (LGPMS), including the Seal of Good Housekeeping, awards received, and innovative programs and projects.

Stars join Iriga's Charter Day · 9/29/2011 — Two popular stars found their way to Rinconada's Iriga City in Camarines Sur last month for the 43rd Charter Foundation Anniversary. Geoff Eigenmann and Gladys Reyes came upon the invitation of Iriga City Mayor Madeleine Alfelor-Gazmen whose administration laid out a weeklong program of activities that was capped by a concert on Sept. 4 with Marco Sison and Noel Cabangon on the city's main street.

Iriga City bags CSC honors again · 9/21/2011 — Iriga City, led by Mayor Madel Alfelor-Gazmen, once again won top honors at the 2011 Civil Service Commission Awards Rites held in Legazpi City on September 21, 2011. Mayor Madel accepted the Best Local Government Unit award while Dr. Nenet Berina was awarded the best HRM practitioner award, both for the second time in as many years.

USANT grand champion · 9/19/2011 — Nothing can stop the University of Saint Anthony from getting the championship award every time the University contingents participate in the grand annual military parade and competition. Held in Naga City and participated by practically all the schools in the region, the annual event is one of the highlights of the celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Penafrancia, the patron saint of Bikol and the Ina of all Bicolanos the world over. This year, USANT once again won the General Champion award besting almost a hundred contingents that participated in the competition.

DILG cites 30 top provinces, cities. Iriga City included · 9/5/2011 — Manila - The Department of Interior and Local Government has cited 30 provinces and cities as top performing local government units (LGUs) for 2010 based on the areas of good governance. For the component cities category, the top performers are: Ligao (4.9240); Laoag (4.9193); San Fernando (4.9177); Vigan (4.8617); Gingoog (4.8568); Cabanatuan (4.8363); Dipolog (4.8113); La Carlota (4.7553); Iriga City (4.7522); and Batac (4.7430).

2011 - March

City Hall probes Sta. Teresita digging · 3/30/2011 — Iriga City - City government officials, led by Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen, conducted early this week an on-site inspection of a digging site in Barangay Sta. Teresita here. A pit, estimated to have already reached a depth the equivalent of a four-storey building and which has two forked tunnels, is believed to be for treasure hunting.

Iriga, not on an active fault line: Philvolcs · 3/30/2011 — Iriga City - Mt. Iriga is an active volcano and if it is going to erupt, it will not be without warning signs, a Philvolcs volcanologist said here on Monday (March 28, 2011). "There will be indicators, like changes in the surrounding vegetation, or the edifice of the mountain. People will notice. We assure that if it is going to erupt, it will not be undetected," said Eduardo P. Laguerta, resident volcanologist of the Philvolcs based at the Mayon Volcano Station in Legazpi City.

A Tinagba weekend in Iriga · 3/9/2011 — Feb. 10, Thursday: Arrived at 7:30 a.m. at the Naga City via Cebu Pacific after a one-hour flight from Manila with media friends that included Mario Bautista, Raoul Tidalgo, Bulletin's Malou Rosal and Jojo Panaligan, and Backroom girls Maryann Sta. Ana and Almed Garcia. Took a van to Iriga City and, by 9:30 we were booked at a newly-opened motel located in the outskirts of the city while other members of the Manila entourage were billeted at a three-star Iriga Plaza Hotel in the heart of the city.

Tales from the Tinagba Festival

2011 - January

Global Iriguenos in Tinagba-Magbinaydan 2011 · 1/31/2011 — Iriguenos from all over the world have drawn up a dense but socially responsive activities for their biennial gathering called Magbinaydan this year which they opted to hold in the city of their roots.

More colorful, world-themed Tinagba set · 1/31/2011 — Replicas of world-famous landmarks, balikbayan Iriguenos, and street presentations that evoke tradition and technology are some of the features of this year's Tinagba celebration. City Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen said the annual event will showcase elements of the pre-Spanish thanksgiving festival based on the research made by a group of city hall employees at the National Archives and the National Library.

Iriga Library to house first-ever Noraniana collection · 1/31/2011 — Noraniana, a new term coined to refer to printed and non-printed materials related to Nora Aunor, will be housed permanently at the Iriga City Library. It will be the first such kind of collection in the country, according to Nestor de Guzman, coordinator of the Noraniana Collection Project of the International Circle of Online Noranians or ICON.

The year that was: the year of Iriguenos · 1/5/2011 — Indeed, there were so many reasons for Iriguenos to celebrate and give thanks.

2010 - December

Iriga Jail a therapeutic community (Philippine Daily Inquirer) · 12/23/2010 — Jail Warden Bernardo Sanchez says the jail management has assigned working areas for groups and individuals who are engaged in livelihood activities inside the Iriga City District Jail facility. The ICDJ had instituted livelihood programs even before the implementation of the TCMP, in partnership with the city government under Mayor Madelaine Alfelor-Gazmen.

Handog Pasasalamat sa Galing ng Irigueno concert 2 packs bigger crowd · 12/20/2010 — After a successful, though rain-soaked concert on December 11, Part 2 of the "Handog Pasasalamat sa Galing ng Irigueno" concert held a week later on December 18 was jampacked. Fans once again trooped to the concert venue in droves to watch local variety group 4K Barrel, heartthrob Ian Batherson, OPM singer/songwriter Noel Cabangon, pretty warbler Juris, folksy superstar Aiza Seguerra and super 90s band True Faith.

Blessing of new Iriga landmarks · 12/20/2010 — Three of Iriga City's newest landmarks was inaugurated on December 18, 2010 by Mayor Madel and Rev. Msgr. Luis Jonie Aguirre with the concerned heads of the three agencies occupying the new buildings. The edifices include the new Special Education (SpEd) building for differently abled children located at the Iriga Central School compound near the Iriga City Sports Complex, the new and trendy Iriga Fire Station built on the ABC Hall site near the Police Station and the re-constructed Iriga City Public Market.

MAG gives away Negosyo package to lucky City Hall employees

2010 - November and October

Iriga Barangay and SK officials sworn into office by DILG Sec Robredo · 11/30/2010 — 560 newly elected Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials were sworn into office last Saturday, November 27, 2010 with no less than Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jessie M. Robredo as guest of honor at the Iriga City Convention Center.

Iriga LGU sportfest 2010 held · 11/15/2010 — The local government of Iriga City held its annual sportfest at the Iriga City Coliseum on November 11 and 12, 2010. A Fun Walk/Run was held on a pleasantly cool and foggy morning to open the games. The 900 plus employees of the city government were divided into four clusters and were designated the colors green, orange, red and blue. The four clusters battled it out in basketball, volleyball, table tennis and darts.

US Embassy officials visit Iriga · 11/10/2010 — Two representatives of the United States Embassy in Manila visited Iriga City on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 as part of their familiarization tour of the province of Camarines Sur.

NTC to conduct one day registration for 2-way radios and cellphone dealers · 10/21/2010 — The National Telecommunications Commission Regional Office 5 (NTC-RO5) will conduct a special "One Day Mobile Registration and Licensing" activity in Iriga City on December 2, 2010 to be held at the Iriga City Coliseum.

2010 - September

Iriga is 2010 CSC outstanding Local Government Unit · 9/9/2010 — The City of Iriga was selected as the Region's Outstanding Local Government Unit (non-accredited category) by the Civil Service Commission Regional Office 5 during the awards rites held at the La Roca Suites in Legazpi City on September 8, 2010 with Legazpi City Mayor Geraldine Rosal, Albay Vice Gov. Harold Imperial and CSC Chairman Francisco T. Duque III in attendance.

Iriga HRMO is 2010 outstanding Regional Human Resources Management practitioner · 9/9/2010 — Dr. Nenet B. Berina bested four other Human Resources Management Practitioners (HRMPs) and adjudged as the Region's Outstanding HRMP for LGUs (non accredited category) during the Honor and Awards Program (HAP) Awards Rites held at the La Roca Suites, Legazpi City.

Iriguena is Ms. Bicolandia 2010 · 9/9/2010 — Another Iriguena was crowned Wednesday night (Sept. 8) as Ms. Bicolandia 2010 at the newly-opened Naga City coliseum. Ms. Katherine Dominique Lagrima [article truncated in source capture].