A NATIONWIDE survey conducted by RPMD Foundation Inc. identified the country's top-performing and most trusted representatives, city mayors and governors based on its "Boses ng Bayan" Index of Governance (IOG), which combines public trust and job performance ratings.
Among members of the House of Representatives, Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos topped the rankings with an IOG score of 89.43 percent, based on an 89.35-percent trust rating and an 89.51-percent performance rating.
He was followed by Isabela Rep. Bojie Dy with an IOG score of 88.99 percent and Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco with 88.70 percent, Ilocos Sur Rep. Kristine Singson (88.31 percent), Quirino Rep. Midy Cua (88.08 percent), Marikina Rep. Miro Quimbo (87.71 percent) and Mandaue Rep. Lolypop Ouano-Dizon (87.34 percent).
Also in the list were Iloilo Rep. Jam-Jam Baronda (86.99 percent), Quezon Rep. David Suarez (86.75 percent) and Caloocan Rep. Oca Malapitan (86.47 percent).
Among city mayors, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte ranked first with an IOG score of 88.73 percent, followed by Candon City Mayor Eric Singson with 88.45 percent and Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo with 88.08 percent.
Rounding out the top five were Malabon Mayor Jeannie Sandoval with 88.02 percent and Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco with 87.78 percent.
The succeeding group included Valenzuela Mayor Wes Gatchalian (87.15 percent), Caloocan Mayor Along Malapitan (87.01 percent), Mandaue Mayor Jonkie Ouano (86.84 percent), Talisay Mayor Samsam Gullas (86.63 percent), Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto (86.37 percent), Pasay Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (86.34 percent) and Dumaguete Mayor Chiquiting Sagarbarria (86.27 percent).
Among provincial governors, Quirino Gov. Dax Cua led the rankings with an IOG score of 86.51 percent, followed by Camarines Sur Gov. LRay Villafuerte with 86.34 percent and Iloilo Gov. Toto Defensor with 86.20 percent.
They were followed by Zamboanga Sibugay Gov. Ann Hofer (85.39 percent), Ilocos Norte Gov. Cecille Marcos (85.23 percent), Samar Gov. Ann Tan (84.89 percent) and Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda (84.41 percent), Negros Oriental Gov. Chaco Sagarbarria (83.90 percent), South Cotabato Gov. Jun Tamayo (83.56 percent) and Oriental Mindoro Gov. Bonz Dolor (83.42 percent).
RPMD Executive Director and global affairs and political analyst Dr. Paul Martinez said the officials included in the rankings first obtained high trust and performance ratings within their respective regions before qualifying for national reassessment.
The survey was conducted from April 1 to 8, 2026, involving 5,000 randomly selected respondents per region. It had a margin of error of ±1 percentage point at the 95-percent confidence level.
