22/06/2026
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Public satisfaction with city governance remains robust across the Zamboanga Peninsula, with voters giving high marks to local leaders who have demonstrated effective leadership, responsiveness, and service delivery. These are among the key findings of the RPMD Foundation Inc. (RPMD) "Boses ng Bayan" Index of Governance (IOG) independent and non-commissioned survey conducted from April 1โ8, 2026, among 5,000 randomly selected registered voters from across the region, carrying a ยฑ1% margin of error at a 95% confidence level.
The ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฑ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ (๐๐๐) is RPMD's signature governance metric that combines ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ and ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ into a single score. The assessment evaluates local chief executives across critical governance indicators, including leadership effectiveness, fiscal management, social services delivery, infrastructure development, public safety, disaster preparedness, environmental stewardship, transparency, digital governance, and responsiveness to citizen concerns.
๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ณ, ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ. ๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ.
๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐๐ณ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ฒ, who posted IOG ratings of 83.7% and 83.2%, respectively. Given the survey's ยฑ1% margin of error, both mayors are considered statistically tied for first place, reflecting equally strong levels of public trust and performance among voters. Their ratings signify broad public approval and sustained confidence in their respective administrations, placing them at the forefront of urban governance in the region.
๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐.๐% ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐.๐%, ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ. The results place both local chief executives among the Zamboanga Peninsula's highest-rated city leaders, underscoring strong voter satisfaction with their governance, responsiveness, public service delivery, and development initiatives.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง-๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐.๐% ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , supported by 78.2% trust and 78.1% performance scores. Her result reflects strong public confidence and recognition of her administration's governance initiatives, community engagement efforts, and commitment to public service.
๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ฌ ๐๐% ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐% ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ.
The survey also points to an important trend in local governance: voters are increasingly evaluating leaders based on tangible outcomes rather than political affiliation or rhetoric alone. Across the region, high ratings were consistently associated with administrations perceived as responsive to public concerns, visible in their communities, and capable of delivering programs that improve residents' daily lives. The results reinforce the strong connection between effective governance and public trust.
Beyond the rankings, the survey reflects a broader pattern of positive sentiment toward urban governance throughout the Zamboanga Peninsula. Local governments that prioritize transparency, accountability, service delivery, and citizen engagement continue to enjoy stronger public support. As communities face evolving economic, social, environmental, and infrastructure challenges, voters increasingly expect leaders to provide practical solutions and sustained progress.
The 2026 "๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ง" findings underscore the growing importance of performance-based leadership in shaping public perception and strengthening democratic accountability. The consistently strong ratings recorded by the region's city mayors suggest that voters recognize and reward administrations that remain focused on results, good governance, and community development. Ultimately, the survey affirms that public trust is earned through competence, responsiveness, and a demonstrated commitment to improving the quality of life of the people they serveโqualities that continue to define the most respected city leaders in the Zamboanga Peninsula today.
