Central Luzon LGUs, Among the Most Competitive in the Philippines
The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) officially announced the results of the 2015 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) last July 16 at the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City.
The CMCI is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities in the three pillars of Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, and Infrastructure. Developed by the NCC and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and implemented through the Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs), the CMCI is based on the data pertaining to competitiveness indicators gathered and validated in the local government units (LGUs).
This year, NCC recognized again cities and municipalities that placed in the top 3 - overall and under each of the three pillars. Furthermore, rankings were classified based on city type (highly urbanized, component) and municipality income (1st - 2nd class, 3rd - 6th class).
Now on its 3rd run, a total of 142 cities and 978 municipalities participated in the 2015 CMCI, out of which, 14 cities and 85 municipalities were from Central Luzon. Consistent with the previous years, a number of Central Luzon LGUs placed in the top ranks, and three of them were recognized during the ceremony for being included in the Top 3 Most Competitive Cities & Municipalities.
City of San Fernando, Pampanga
2nd Overall Most Competitive Component City
3rd Most Competitive Component City, Government Efficiency
Sta. Maria, Bulacan
2nd Overall Most Competitive [1st - 2nd Class] Municipality
2nd Most Competitive [1st - 2nd Class] Municipality, Economic Dynamism
Baler, Aurora
2nd Overall Most Competitive [3rd - 6th Class] Municipality
2nd Most Competitive [3rd - 6th Class] Municipality, Infrastructure
The provinces of Davao del Sur, Misamis Oriental and Cebu made it in the top 3 of the new category of Most Competitive Provinces. A province qualifies in this category if the combined population of the participating LGUs in the province reaches at least 60% of the total provincial population. NCC also gave special award to the LGUs Cotabato City and Gen. Trias, Cavite for having the highest number of text votes as most competitive city or municipality.
