27/05/2026
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๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ โ ๐๐๐๐
The RPMD Foundation Inc. (๐๐๐๐) released the results of its latest nationwide โIndex of Governanceโ (IOG) survey, identifying the top-performing City Mayors in Central Visayas. The survey forms part of RPMDโs nationwide โBoses ng Bayanโ initiative, which measures public trust, governance performance, accessibility, responsiveness, and confidence in local government leaders. Conducted from April 1 to 8, 2026, the survey covered 5,000 randomly selected respondents interviewed face-to-face across socioeconomic classes, with a margin of error of ยฑ1% at a 95% confidence level.
According to Dr. Paul Martinez, Executive Director of RPMD, political and global affairs analyst, and columnist, the assessment examined not only popularity ratings but also actual governance delivery and administrative effectiveness. City mayors were evaluated based on leadership, fiscal management, transparency, anti-corruption initiatives, digital governance reforms, infrastructure development, traffic and mobility management, business and investment climate, peace and order, disaster preparedness and crisis response, environmental sustainability, healthcare delivery, education support programs, social welfare initiatives, and
overall responsiveness to constituent concerns.
Dominating the mayoral rankings are ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐จ โ๐๐จ๐ง๐ค๐ข๐โ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐จ of Mandaue City, ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ of Talisay City, and ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข ๐๐ก๐๐ง of Lapu-Lapu City, who emerged statistically tied under the surveyโs โTier 1โ category. The three local chief executives were recognized as the Top 1 City Mayors in Central Visayas and the highest-rated City Mayors in Cebu Province.
Mayor Ouano posted an 85.2% IOG score, supported by 84.6% trust and 85.9% performance ratings. Mayor Gullas registered an 84.7% IOG score, with 84.2% trust and 85.3% performance ratings, while Mayor Chan recorded an 83.5% IOG score, with 83.4% trust and 83.6% performance ratings. RPMD noted that the strong ratings reflect positive public perception of administrative visibility, frontline service delivery, fiscal discipline, infrastructure implementation, digital governance initiatives, and responsiveness to community concerns.
Meanwhile, ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ of Cebu City and ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ of Toledo City emerged statistically tied as the Top 2 City Mayors in Central Visayas. Mayor Archival posted an 81.9% IOG score with 81.8% trust and 82.1% performance ratings, while Mayor Perales recorded an 81.1% IOG score, supported by 80.5% trust and 81.7% performance ratings. Their ratings were anchored on governance consistency, public engagement, local development programs, economic and social service delivery, and perceived efficiency in city management.
Also included among the regionโs top-performing city mayors are ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ of Naga City with a 79.1% IOG score (78.35% trust, 79.9% performance), ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ of Tagbilaran City with 77.7% IOG (77.1% trust, 78.4% performance), ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ณ of Bogo City with 75.2% IOG (74.6% trust, 75.8% performance), ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ of Danao City with 71.8% IOG (71.2% trust, 72.5% performance), and ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ of Carcar City with 70.7% IOG (70.4% trust, 71.1% performance), reflecting sustained public confidence in their governance, accessibility, transparency, and public service performance.
The survey results indicate that Central Visayas voters are becoming increasingly governance-oriented and performance-driven, placing greater value on accountability, visibility, accessibility, fiscal discipline, effective program implementation, and measurable delivery of local government services. RPMD noted that under the Index of Governance framework, an IOG score of 55% serves as the acceptable benchmark for governance performance, while significantly higher scores indicate stronger public trust, broader approval of governance delivery, and higher overall satisfaction among constituents.
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