Excellence has become synonymous with Pinamalayan, as proven by the various awards it has received in a range of categories:
Governance
- Recipient of Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Financial Good Housekeeping, Year 2014
- Top 19 Most Competitive Municipality, NCC Year 2014
- Seal of Good Housekeeping Award from DILG, Year 2012
- Seal of Good Housekeeping Award from DILG, Year 2011
Leadership
- Dangal ng Pilipinas Award for Government and Public Service 2002
- The Outstanding Oriental Mindoreño Award (TOOMA) 2000
- Outstanding Municipal Mayor of Oriental Mindoro 1996
- Presidential Service Award provided by the Rotary Club of Pinamalayan 1999 & 2003
Tourism and History, Culture and Arts
- Mahalta Beauty – Miss Oriental Mindoro 2012
- Three-time Champion - MAHALTA Street Dancing Competition (2004, 2006, 2007)
- Champion - PANDANGGITAB Festival of Lights Competition 2007
- Third Place - Drums and Glockenspiel 2006 and 2007
- Champion - Lakbay Mindoro Floats Competition 2006
Peace and Order
- Rank 1 - Overall Performance Rating Province wide 2015
- Best Municipal Police Station 2010
- Best Police Woman of Oriental Mindoro 2010
- Best Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) of Oriental Mindoro 2008
- Best Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) of Oriental Mindoro 2004
- One of the 5 Finalists in the Regional Search for the Best Municipal Peace and Order Council 2004
Health
- Third Place - Most Outstanding LGU in Health Program Accomplishment 2013
- First Place - Most Outstanding Rural Sanitary Inspector of Oriental Mindoro 2013
- Outstanding Performance in Municipal Epidemiology and Surveillance of Disease Targeted for Elimination and Timely Submission of Reports 2012
- Third Place - Most Outstanding Midwife 2011
- STAR Performer Award for Excellent Performance 2011
- Second Place - Most Outstanding BNS 2011 & 2012
- 2012 Earliest RHU to Facilitate Maternal and TB DOTS Packages from DOH Region-IV
- 2011 Star Performer Award for excellent performance from PhilCAT
- PhilCat Certified - TB DOTS Center
- Philhealth - Accredited Rural Health Unit (Out-Patient Benefits, Birthing Home & TB-Dots Clinic)
- First Place – Green Banner Award in Nutrition Program – 1993
- Top Performer - National Immunization Day (NID) 1997
- Top Performer - Family Planning Survey, US AID Survey 2004
- Achiever - SentrongSigla 2007
- SentrongSigla Certified Level II – 2006
- SentrongSigla Certified Level I – 2005
- Second Place – Green Banner Award 1994
- Third Place - Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholar (BNS) of Oriental Mindoro 2008
- PhilCat Award - Achieving all the targets for Quarter 7 2008
- Certificate of Appreciation - HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL 2008
- Certificate of Appreciation - Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis
- Recipient - Matching Grant Program 2003
- Recognition - PLAN INTERNATIONAL 2001
Environment
- Gawad Pangulo - Cleanest and Greenest Municipality Category A Provincial Level (1998, 1999, 2000)
- Gawad Sikap Award - Cleanest and Greenest Municipality in line with the Ginintuang Sanduguan Celebration (2001)
- Champion – Barangay Ranzo, Provincial Search for Cleanest and Greenest Coastal Barangay
- First Place - Barangay Pagalagala, Provincial Search for Cleanest and Greenest Barangay 2004
- First Place – Barangay Inclanay, Provincial Search for Cleanest and Greenest Barangay Inland Body of Water
- Second Place - Barangay Palayan, this Municipality in the Provincial Search for the Cleanest and Greenest In-Land Barangay
- Second Place - Pili National High School, this Municipality in the Provincial Search for Cleanest and Greenest Secondary School
Academic
- Champion – ARNIS, Palarong Pampaaralan ng Silangang Mindoro, (Pinamalayan East District) 2014
- 2nd Place- Overall Standing-Palarong Pampaaralan ng Silangang Mindoro, (Pinamalayan East District) 2014
- Overall Champion – MIMAROPA Regional Science Festival for the School Year 2008 – 2009
- Overall Champion – Division of Oriental Mindoro STEEP Skills Competition for the School Year 2008 – 2009
- Overall Champion – National STEEP Skills Competition for the School Year 2007 – 2008
- Overall Champion – National STEEP Skills Competition for the School Year 2006 – 2007
- National Awardee – Brigada Eskwela 2003