The City of Manila lags behind other cities in terms of future competitiveness, a report released by the Economist Intelligence Unit showed.

In the report “Hot Spots 2025 Benchmarking the Future Competitiveness of Cities,” the capital city of the Philippines placed 79th out of 120 cities in the Overall 2025 City Competitiveness Ranking.

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