Developing the country’s competitive advantage through LGUs

In the recently conducted 2nd Regional Competitiveness Summit, the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) disclosed the annual results of the 2014 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI), a survey which measures competitiveness at the local government level using 28 indicators grouped into three equally-weighted pillars: Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, and Infrastructure. Scores on each pillar were combined to form the overall score used to rank cities and municipalities.

Leading the roster of the most competitive cities this year were Makati City, Cagayan de Oro (Misamis Oriental), and Naga (Camarines Sur). Under the category for municipalities, Daet (Camarines Norte) was ranked the most competitive overall, followed by General Trias (Cavite) and Kalibo (Aklan).