30/06/2026
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๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐. "๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ง" ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฑ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐) survey recognizes ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง "๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐" ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ as the ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ-๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ, posting the highest 83.1% Index of Governance (IOG) in the latest independent and non-commissioned regional governance assessment. Mayor Duterte recorded an 82.5% trust rating and an 83.7% performance rating, reflecting strong public confidence in his administration's leadership and governance.
Statistically tied for second place are ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฌ and ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ, each earning an 81.8% Index of Governance. Mayor Relampagos received an 81.6% trust rating and an 82.1% performance rating, while Mayor Uy posted an 80.8% trust rating and an 81.4% performance rating. The statistical tie highlights the consistently high level of public approval enjoyed by both city leaders across the governance indicators measured in the survey.
Ranking third is ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ "๐๐" ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ, who obtained a 78.0% Index of Governance, consisting of a 77.5% trust rating and a 78.6% performance rating. Completing this year's rankings is ๐๐๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ, who registered a 73.0% Index of Governance, supported by 72.3% in trust and 73.7% in performance.
The RPMD Index of Governance (IOG) measures overall public assessment by combining trust and job performance into a single governance indicator. For city mayors, respondents evaluated executive leadership across ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. These indicators provide a balanced assessment of both public confidence and measurable governance performance.
๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ณ, ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ said that effective local governance is measured not only by political popularity but also by the ability to consistently deliver quality public services, maintain public trust, and produce tangible results. The survey demonstrates that city mayors who remain responsive to the needs of their communities and effectively implement programs that improve the quality of life of their constituents continue to earn higher levels of public confidence.
The survey further shows that all five ranked city mayors exceeded the 55% passing benchmark established under the RPMD Index of Governance. Scores of 70% and above signify very strong public approval, reflecting sustained confidence in the capability of local chief executives to effectively govern their respective cities and deliver responsive, accountable, and people-centered public service.
The RPMD Foundation Inc. "Boses ng Bayan" survey was conducted from April 1โ8, 2026, through interviews with 5,000 registered voters across the Davao Region using random sampling across all socio-economic classes. The survey has a ยฑ1% margin of error at a 95% confidence level, ensuring a statistically reliable representation of public sentiment across the region.
Source : RPMD
