For showing exemplary performance as city and regional president, District 2 Councilor Lilia Nuño has been elected national Vice President for Mindanao of the National Rural Improvement Club (RIC).
The lady lawmaker from Taluksangay was elected vice president of the RIC by almost all the delegates during the congress of the RIC and Home Economics and Extension Association of the Philippines (HEEAP) last August 23 to 26 at the La Salette University in Santiago, Isabela.

“This is a manifestation of confidence and I am thankful for this. This will drive me more to work harder for the welfare of the women in Zamboanga, Region 9 and in the entire Mindanao,” Nuño remarked.
RIC is a civic, non-sectarian, non-political and non-profit and a women organization under the guidance of the Department of Agriculture aimed at helping in the community development in the process of nation building.
RIC is tasked to promote mutual cooperation, encourage activities for the welfare of the family and community, promote unity, peace, love and friendship among women, implement rural development programs and projects of the government specially that of the DA, act as extension arm of the DA in communicating and implementing farm HOME resource management and coordinate and establish linkages with other programs and projects relevant to the upliftment of the rural families.
Nuño, the former Charity Sweepstake Office chief turned councilor, led the RIC in Zamboanga with exemplary leadership, steering the organization into actively playing  vital role in rural development undertakings.
Because of this, the No. 1 second termer lady councilor was elected regional president of RIC for Region 9 in 2009.
“I am just lucky to have cooperative and dedicated members and officers that is why the RIC is living up to its mandate,” said Nuño, who chairs the City Council’s Committees on Health and Sanitation, Women, Children and Family welfare.
Nuño said RIC during its congress lined up programs for implementation in the coming days.