▁undert ake ▁integrated ▁area ▁development ▁planning ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁B icol ▁region . ▁It ▁is ▁while ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁BR B DP ▁he ▁met ▁fellow ▁N ague ño ▁L eni ▁Ger ona , ▁whom ▁he ▁would ▁marry ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Rob red o ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁N aga ▁City ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 9 , ▁the ▁young est ▁mayor ▁in ▁Philipp ine ▁history . ▁His ▁three ▁terms ▁as ▁mayor ▁ended ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁as ▁City ▁Mayor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁finished ▁his ▁second ▁three ▁terms ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁served ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁nin ete en ▁( 1 9 ) ▁years ▁as ▁N aga ▁City ▁Mayor ▁before ▁being ▁appointed ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁Local ▁Government ▁( DI L G ). ▁Rob red o ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁transform ▁N aga ▁City ▁from ▁being ▁d ull ▁and ▁le th arg ic ▁to ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" M ost ▁Im pro ved ▁C ities ▁in ▁Asia ," ▁as ▁c ited ▁by ▁Asia week ▁Magazine ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁city ▁hall , ▁Rob red o ▁was ▁cred ited ▁for ▁" d ram atically ▁improved ▁st ake hold ership ▁and ▁people ▁participation ▁in ▁govern ance