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The City of Surigao has been consistently recognized in many aspects. Major awards include the following:
| Year 2008 |
- Finalist, 2008 Search for Most Business Friendly LGU
- Most Outstanding Business Chamber in Mindanao
- First Runner Up in Most Outstanding LGU Component City Category, National Literacy Awards
- Second Runner Up Overall in the 2008 National Search for Barangay Best Sanitation Practices
- 2008 Most Outstanding Implementer in the Renal Disease Control Program
- Regional Winner, 2008 Search for Child Friendly Cities and Municipalities
- 2008 Most Gender Responsive LGU in Caraga Region
- 2008 Best City Disaster Coordinating Council Award in Caraga Region
- Tilaw sa Pagkaong Surigaonon-Second Prize Winner in the Best Tourism Practices Award, Culture and Arts Category
- 2008 Tourism Officer of the Year Award
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| Year 2007 |
- 2007 Most Business Friendly City in Mindanao
- 2007 Gawad Kalasag Award, The Most Outstanding City Disaster Coordinating Council in the Region
- Outstanding City Police Station of the Year in Caraga
- National Finalist, 10th Philippine Web Awards
- Regional Winner, 2007 Presidential Award for Most Child Friendly Municipality and City
- Tagataguyod Award, Best Performing City Coalition
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| Year 2006 |
- 2006 Local Government Leadership Award for Most Outstanding Leadership
- Finalist, 2006 Most Business-friendly Local Government Unit Award
- Regional Awardee, 2006 Search for Presidential Award for Most Child-friendly Municipality and City
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| Year 2005 |
- Most Outstanding Local Government Unit, Regonal Search for the Most Outstaning Literacy Program for 2005
- One of the Most Competitive Cities in 2005 in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project
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| Year 2004 |
- Kaagapay Seal of Excellence in Local Governance
- National Finalist, Search for Child-friendly Cities
- National Finalist, Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran
- Outstanding Public Servant (TOPS) Regional Awardee
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These recognitions and awards would have not been ours if not for the cooperation of the local community, the employees and the city officials who worked together for the benefit of each Surigaonon.
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