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Mesron Balindong

Mesron Dimaporo Balindong

Mayor
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

2026
MayorLAKAS
Vice Mayor · 2013–2016
Picong
Vice Mayor · 2016–2019
Picong
Mayor · 2019–2022
Picong
Mayor · 2022–2025
Picong
Mayor · 2025–2028
Picong
2016202020242028
  • 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)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025MayorPicongLAKAS11,18099.6%✓ Won
2022MayorPicongLAKAS10,72690.8%✓ Won
2019MayorPicongLAKAS3,496100.0%✓ Won
2016Vice MayorPicongLP7,77899.9%✓ Won
2013Vice MayorPicongLP—✓ 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

  1. LP
    2013–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. LAKAS
    2019–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

Every party affiliation must cite a source. Affiliations are never inferred from election speculation.

Legislative record

No local legislation recorded
City and provincial ordinances are not yet published in a machine-readable form.

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.

Mayor · Picong, Lanao del Sur
Alinader BalindongMesron Balindong
High risk · 6 pts
Swapped seatsSame-surname successorTerm limit 2019
’01
’04
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’07
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’10
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’13
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’16
S
’19
S
’22
S
’25

Won another seat the next election: Vice Mayor · Picong · Same-surname successor took the seat: Mesron Balindong · Surname held this office 21 straight years

Vice Mayor ⇄ Mayor · Picong, Lanao del Sur
Mesron BalindongAlinader Balindong
High risk · 5 pts
Seat exchangeTerm limit 2019
’01
’04
S
’07
’10
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’13
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’16
S
’19
S
’22
S
’25

Both share the same surname · Surname held these offices 21 straight years

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In the News

Reports from established newsrooms and official records that name this official in a case, investigation, audit or controversy. Each item links to the original. Being named in the news is not proof of wrongdoing; check the legal records above for the official status of any case.

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Pulse check

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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).

Lanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Balindong
21
of 384 seats
463,494
votes
+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.

Lanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Dimaporo
6
of 384 seats
71,769
votes
+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

No campaign promises tracked yet
Promises are added with the date, source, and responsible office. They are only marked “Completed” when there is documentary evidence, never based on campaign statements alone.

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.

  • 2024
    Opinion not stated

COA says an audit opinion is not a rating, score or grade and should not be ranked. It covers whether the financial statements are fairly presented — it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Sources & method →

Awards & achievements

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Performance

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