Tagbilaran City, Panglao, Corella

Corella in ‘22 competitive index

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept 30 (PIA)—Panglao ranks second all over the country in Most Competitive Infrastructures for third to fourth class municipalities while Corella ranked third in the same category for fifth to sixth class municipalities.

During the Philippine Creative Cities and Municipalities Competitive Congress held at the Manila Hotel September 28, Corella also bagged yet another competitive advantage in Most Competitive Innovation for its sixth rank.

Mayor Edgardo Arcay personally received the award for Panglao and Corella Municipal Administrator Eduardo Macalandag representing Mayor Juan Manuel Lim, for Corella, during the Congress.

Meanwhile, Tagbilaran City completed the honor for Bohol with its fourth ranking in Component Cities for Most Competitive Government Efficiency, seventh in Most Competitive Infrastructure, ninth rank in Most Competitive Resiliency and tenth rank in Most Competitive Innovation.

The recognitions which the city bagged also catapulted Tagbilaran to the tenth rank in Most Improved Local Government Unit and the prestigious Most Improved Over-all rank.

According to the Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index (CMCI), rankings are based on the sum of their scores on five pillars.

These are Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, Infrastructure, Resiliency, and Innovation.

Developed by the National Competitiveness Council through the Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs) with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAid), CMCI is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities.

For the government, building local competitiveness is critical to enhancing long-term national competitiveness.

In pursuit of this goal, the National Competitiveness Council encouraged the creation of Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs) across the Philippines.

Each RCC is composed of members from the public sector, private sector and academe. It should have one chairman from the public sector and a co-chairman from the private sector. (RAHC/pia-7/Bohol)