by Ruel Francisco November 3, 2022 TRECE MARTIRES, Cavite – The provincial government of Cavite and several cities and municipalities receiv...
November 3, 2022
TRECE MARTIRES, Cavite – The provincial government of Cavite and several cities and municipalities received recognition in the recently concluded 10th Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Summit held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).
This year’s summit with the theme: “A Decade of Excellence: Championing Innovation to Sustain Competitiveness” highlights Innovation, being the 5th Pillar of Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), a vital key to a more efficient, sustainable, and productive locality.
The Provincial Government of Cavite ranked second Competitive Province after Rizal province, a big jump from 5th place in 2021.
Likewise, two local government units in the province were also recognized for competitiveness: the Municipality of General Emilio Aguinaldo as Top 1 Most Competitive in Economic Dynamism (5th – 6th Class Municipality) while the city of Tagaytay as Top 3 Most Competitive in Government Efficiency (Component Cities).
Meanwhile, the city of Dasmariñas ranked Top 7 Component City, and the municipality of Carmona ranked Top 8 Component Municipality.
Rankings of Cities and Municipalities are based on the sum of their scores on 5 Pillars: Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, Infrastructure, Resiliency, and Innovation. Provincial rankings are based on population and an income-weighted average of the Overall scores of cities and municipalities under a province.
The CMCI is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities, a total of 1,634 LGUs in all, and was developed by the National Competitiveness Council through the Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs) with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development. (Ruel Francisco with reports from DILG-Cavite/Cavite Provincial Information Office)
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