Dr. Nenita Bermudez Lacaya was a Provincial Board Member, District II, Zamboanga del Norte for nine (9) consecutive years. In her stint as a Provincial Board, she sincerely made and religiously fulfilled her promises to the people of Zamboanga del Norte. In fact her ardent desire to serve the public, especially the people of Dipolog City, is the primary reason why she decided again to run for public office in the recently concluded election last May 2001. She was sworn in her first term as member of the City Council last June 30, 2001.

She was the wife of former Governor of Zamboanga del Norte, the late Virginio Barbaso Lacaya. They are gifted with three children namely: Dr. Carmel Lacaya Concha – Dentist; Dr. Louis Felipe Lacaya – Ophthalmologist and Engr. Victor Thomas B. Lacaya – PAL Pilot.

Her extensive community involvement and commitment to promote the integration of Women as full and equal partners to that of men, prompted her to pass an Ordinance Establishing Women’s Care and Rehabilitation Center in the Province of ZN during her stint as Provincial Board. She was appointed by the former President Corazon C. Aquino as Commissioner of the Regional Consultative Commission for Autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao. She was also appointed by Justice Leonor Ines Luciano as Local Accreditor of the National Accreditation Committee for Women’s Organizations. She was also elected as the National Board of Directors of Women Involve in Nation Building (WIN) and the Catholic Women’s League (CWL). She has also a radio program at RPN 9 DXKD, “The Women’s Desk on the Air,” every Wednesday ay 9:00 o’clock in the morning.