I. Top 10 outstanding local governance programs -- 1. Bindoy, Negros Oriental : ridge to reef program -- 2. Cagayan de Oro City : "No Vote, Ibot"No More : emancipation of the Piso-Piso beneficiaries program -- 3. Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte : Siargao it up! the Del Carmen mangrove management program -- 4. Iloilo City : Iloilo-Batiano river development project -- 5. Loboc, Bohol : nurturing cultural heritage through music program -- 6. Naga City, Camarines Sur : barangay eSkwela and barangay literacy worker -- 7. Navotas City : ACcessible, Holistic and InclusiVe Education (ACHIEVE) program -- 8. San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte: preserving local cultural heritage -- 9. Tagum City, Davao del Norte : Tagumpay works program -- 10. Valenzuela City : comprehensive safety and security plan -- II. Galing Pook Awards 2018 finalists -- 1. Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija : integrating Sama-Bajaus in Cabanatuan -- 2. Cebu Province : special comprehensive insurance program for agri-fishery projects and stakeholders -- 3. Barangay Hingatungan, Silago, Southern Leyte : HILUTA, performance beyond age -- 4. Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur : Poonan O Kanyag-uyog (root to life) : changing cultural mindsets, ending home-based deliveries -- 5. Naga City, Camarines Sur : Comprehensive Persons with Disability (PWDs) rehabilitation program with focus on Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) approach -- 6. Quezon Province : the first 1,000 days of life program -- 7. San Felipe, Zambales : community health through the HATID (Health and Treatment Innovation Drive) Kalusugan -- 8. San Mateo, Isabela : Agrikultura, Kabataan ang Pag-Asa --9. Tagum City, Davao del Norte : Balik Sigla and Tagumpay Gulayan programs for a healthy community.