Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar, and Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia have emerged as the top-performing local officials in a recent survey by research group RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc.
Duterte-Carpio took the top place among city mayors with a 98 percent performance rating, followed by Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong with 86 percent, Batangas City Mayor Beverley Dimacuha with 84 percent, Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas with 81 percent, and Talisay City Mayor Gerard Anthony Gullas Jr. with 80%.
Among Metro Manila mayors, Belmonte posted the highest performance rating at 81 percent. However, with the survey’s +/-1 percent margin of error, Belmonte was statistically tied with Isko Moreno of Manila at 80 percent. They were followed by Toby Tiangco of Navotas (78 percent), Vico Sotto of Pasig (77 percent), and Oca Malapitan of Caloocan (75 percent).
Villar had the highest performance rating among district representatives at 88 percent, followed by Ronny Zamora of San Juan (85 percent), John Rey Tiangco of Navotas (83 percent), Along Malapitan of Caloocan (82 percent), and Ruffy Biazon of Muntinlupa (80 percent).
Garcia secured an 83 percent performance rating, placing her ahead of the pack among the incumbent governors. Francis “Chiz” Escudero of Sorsogon placed second at 81 percent, followed by Hermilando Mandanas of Batangas at 78 percent, Arthur Defensor of Iloilo at 72 percent, and Manuel Mamba of Cagayan with 70 percent.
The RPMD Public Satisfaction Survey was conducted from February 22 to 28, 2022 using random sampling and face-to-face interviews. It has a confidence level of 95 percent.