10/06/2026
Top Performing City Mayors for Ilocos Region
Kaway-kaway po ed saray kabaleyan tayo ran taga-Pangasinan. Araya may top performing according sa RPMD. Nayari met ya man comment kayo no anto so liknaan yo piyan naantaan tayo so kipapasen da ed lugar yo. Salamat ya balbaleg! ๐๐๐ต๐ญ
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๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ
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๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐. โ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐งโ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ has identified the most trusted and top-performing city mayors in the Ilocos Region, highlighting local chief executives who have earned the strongest levels of public confidence and governance approval from their constituents. The findings reflect how residents currently evaluate their city leaders based on trust, service delivery, responsiveness, and overall governance performance. The results also reaffirm the sustained leadership of ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, who once again secured the highest governance rating in the region and maintained a distinction he has consistently held in RPMD assessments.
Conducted from April 1โ8, 2026, the independent and non-commissioned survey covered the first quarter of the year and involved 5,000 randomly selected respondents across all socioeconomic classes throughout Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan. The survey carries a ยฑ1% margin of error at a 95% confidence level, providing a reliable snapshot of current public sentiment toward city governance across the region.
RPMD utilized its proprietary ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฑ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐), a composite measure derived from ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ and ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ. Trust ratings measure public confidence in a mayorโs integrity, credibility, reliability, and ability to govern effectively. Performance ratings, meanwhile, evaluate leadership effectiveness, service delivery, fiscal management, infrastructure development, public safety, social services, transparency, responsiveness, and overall city administration. RPMD noted that officials whose ratings fall within the surveyโs margin of error may be considered statistically tied, indicating that differences in scores are not significant enough to conclusively separate their standings.
๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
Emerging as the regionโs highest-rated city mayor is ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ, who posted an outstanding 88.0% Index of Governance, supported by an 87.8% Trust Rating and an 88.4% Performance Rating. Respondents gave exceptionally favorable assessments of his administration, reflecting sustained confidence in his leadership and governance.
Significantly, Singson has remained the top-ranked city mayor in the Ilocos Region across multiple RPMD governance assessments, demonstrating remarkable consistency in both trust and performance. His continued presence at the top of the rankings underscores the enduring confidence of Candon City residents and highlights a governance record that has consistently delivered positive outcomes recognized by constituents.
๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง
Occupying the next tier of the rankings are ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ โ๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ฒโ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง, who earned an 85.5% IOG from an 85.3% Trust Rating and an 85.7% Performance Rating, and ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง, who registered an 84.9% IOG, supported by 84.1% Trust and 85.8% Performance Ratings.
Both local executives received strong evaluations for governance effectiveness, accessibility, responsiveness to constituent concerns, and overall city administration, placing them among the regionโs most highly regarded city leaders.
๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐
Also posting impressive governance scores are ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ, who recorded an 84.0% IOG through 83.6% Trust and 84.4% Performance Ratings, and ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง, who earned an 83.0% IOG, supported by 82.9% Trust and 83.2% Performance Ratings.
Their results indicate strong constituent satisfaction and favorable public perceptions of local governance, reflecting effective leadership and sustained public engagement within their respective cities.
๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐
๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ
๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐
๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง, posted a robust 80.7% IOG, generated from 80.4% Trust and 81.1% Performance Ratings, reflecting continued public confidence in his administration.
Meanwhile, ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐, recorded a solid 79.1% IOG, supported by 78.7% Trust and 79.5% Performance Ratings, indicating generally favorable evaluations from city residents.
Completing the rankings are ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐
๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐ณ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง, who posted a 76.5% IOG with 76.2% Trust and 76.9% Performance Ratings, and ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐, who registered a 74.1% IOG, derived from 73.4% Trust and 74.8% Performance Ratings.
Governance, Not Popularity
According to Dr. Paul Martinez, Global Affairs Analyst and Executive Director of RPMD Foundation Inc., the assessment is not a popularity survey but a governance evaluation designed to measure how citizens perceive the actual performance of their local chief executives and the level of trust they place in them.
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐. ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ก๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ,โ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ณ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐.
RPMD further emphasized that while all city mayors included in the assessment surpassed RPMD's 55% governance benchmark, higher ratings provide a stronger indication of constituent satisfaction, governance effectiveness, and public confidence. The results likewise offer an important snapshot of voters' current mood across the region and may serve as a valuable indicator of future governance and political trends.
The RPMD Foundation Inc. โBoses ng Bayanโ Governance Assessment is part of a continuing nationwide initiative to measure public trust and governance performance among elected officials. As an independent, non-commissioned public service undertaking, the survey seeks to provide citizens, policymakers, and stakeholders with an objective measure of governance effectiveness and public sentiment nationwide.
