Won another seat the next election: Vice Mayor · Picong · Same-surname successor took the seat: Mesron Balindong · Surname held this office 21 straight years
Mesron Balindong
Mesron Dimaporo Balindong
- Party
- LAKAS
- Jurisdiction
- Picong, Lanao del Sur
- Current term
- Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Years in public office
- 15
- Government affiliation
- Local government unit
- Previous positions
- Mayor (2025–2028) · Mayor (2022–2025) · Mayor (2019–2022)
Political Career Replay
- Mayor · Picong11,180 votes of 11,230 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Mayor · Picong10,726 votes of 11,812 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
- Mayor · Picong3,496 votes of 3,496 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
- Vice Mayor · Picong7,778 votes of 7,787 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
- Vice Mayor · PicongJun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
Election history (5 races)
| Year | Office sought | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MayorPicong | LAKAS | 11,18099.6% | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | MayorPicong | LAKAS | 10,72690.8% | ✓ Won |
| 2019 | MayorPicong | LAKAS | 3,496100.0% | ✓ Won |
| 2016 | Vice MayorPicong | LP | 7,77899.9% | ✓ Won |
| 2013 | Vice MayorPicong | LP | — | ✓ Won |
Source: COMELEC certified results compiled by Open Halalan (ODbL 1.0), via BetterGov Dynasties. Vote counts are as reported in the compilation.
Party affiliation history
- LP2013–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- LAKAS2019–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
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Legislative record
Term-limit seat moves
Patterns where a seat stayed with this official or the same surname after a term limit. These moves are legal; the level measures how concentrated the seat became, not wrongdoing.
Both share the same surname · Surname held these offices 21 straight years
Accountability & legal records
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In the News
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Family connections
Same-surname blocs in Lanao Del Sur
21 of 384 local seats are held by officials surnamed Balindong; 6 of 384 local seats are held by officials surnamed Dimaporo (2025 elections).
- Yasser BalindongRepresentative · 2nd District156,000LAKAS
- Frank Balindong MarohomBoard Member · 2nd District · surname as middle name91,991LAKAS
- Amin Dimaporo BalindongMayor · Malabang25,677IND
- Mesron Dimaporo BalindongMayor · Picong11,180LAKAS
- Alber Norol BalindongMayor · Tugaya9,321LAKAS
- Rusty BalindongVice Mayor · Malabang26,295LAKAS
- Yacob Dimaporo BalindongVice Mayor · Picong11,167LAKAS
- Altaf Damiano BalindongCouncilor · Malabang19,639LAKAS
- Malic Abedin BalindongCouncilor · Malabang18,528LAKAS
- Ahmad Balindong BugabongCouncilor · Malabang · surname as middle name16,861LAKAS
- Omar Amir BalindongCouncilor · Picong10,780LAKAS
- Waled BalindongCouncilor · Picong9,122LAKAS
- Elias BalindongCouncilor · Picong8,870LAKAS
- Datuonig BalindongCouncilor · Picong8,535LAKAS
- Nassif Balindong MacalipotCouncilor · Ganassi · surname as middle name6,857LAKAS
- Nadawi Sandab BalindongCouncilor · Pagayawan6,816SIAP
- Aliola BalindongCouncilor · Pagayawan6,383SIAP
- Raffy Balindong AmitoCouncilor · Tugaya · surname as middle name5,805IND
- Omair Balindong PacalnaCouncilor · Tugaya · surname as middle name5,494LAKAS
- Yasser Balindong BenitoCouncilor · Calanogas · surname as middle name5,101UBJP
- Aloden Balindong MitoonCouncilor · Calanogas · surname as middle name3,072UBJP
+47 barangay & SK officials named Balindong10 punong barangay · 3 SK chairs · 29 kagawad · 5 SK membersShow
- Shaid Yacub B. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Bagoaingud, Malabang
- Khalid S. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Banday, Malabang
- Khalid M. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Boniga, Malabang
- Sadat M. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Campo Muslim, Malabang
- Sherry Annie A. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. China Town, Malabang
- Erhani S. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Jose Abad Santos, Malabang
- Nahara M. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Luguna, Calanogas
- Johairy S. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Manggahan, Malabang
- Norhaifa S. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Masao, Malabang
- Muhammad yasadee B. BalindongPunong Barangay · Brgy. Sumbagarogong, Malabang
- Jehan A. BalindongSK Chair · Brgy. Campo Muslim, Malabang
- Amir - Oden P. Balindong IISK Chair · Brgy. Corahab, Malabang
Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Lanao Del Sur; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.
- Amin Dimaporo BalindongMayor · Malabang · surname as middle name25,677IND
- Juhar Dimaporo DisomimbaMayor · Tamparan · surname as middle name13,302LAKAS
- Mesron Dimaporo BalindongMayor · Picong · surname as middle name11,180LAKAS
- Raida Dimaporo PapandayanMayor · Tubaran · surname as middle name5,587PFP
- Sodais Daromoyod DimaporoMayor · Binidayan4,856PFP
- Yacob Dimaporo BalindongVice Mayor · Picong · surname as middle name11,167LAKAS
+6 barangay & SK officials named Dimaporo1 SK chairs · 4 kagawad · 1 SK membersShow
- Muhammad Jamshed M. DimaporoSK Chair · Brgy. Ranao-Baning, Amai Manabilang
Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Lanao Del Sur; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.
A surname bloc is officials elected in one province who carry the same surname as last or middle name; barangay & SK officials with the same last name are listed separately. Shared names may not mean kinship, and a bloc is not evidence of wrongdoing. Definition and data:BetterGov.ph Dynasties
Campaign promises
COA audits of the LGU during their term
Commission on Audit results for Picong in years Mesron Balindong was mayor for the whole calendar year. COA audits the local government unit, not the official.
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Awards & achievements
Performance
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