BY GEROME DALIPE IV
ILOILO City – This city, which capped the celebration of its 87th Charter Day over the weekend, has been recognized anew by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) as the number one in the Government Efficiency category among the list of top 10 cities in the Philippines category in its annual Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI).
CMCI is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities developed by the NCC through the Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs) with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
It measures competitiveness at the local government level using 28 indicators grouped into five equally weighted pillars: Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, Infrastructure, Resiliency, and Innovation. Scores on each pillar were combined to form the overall score used to rank cities and municipalities.
Iloilo City also ranked fifth in both resiliency and innovation groups and fifth overall in the highly urbanized city category based on the 2024 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index.
“I am proud of the achievements of Iloilo City. This is a testament to our teamwork and our resilience. Everyone worked so hard. Thank you for your hard work for Iloilo City,” said Mayor Jerry Trenas.
Iloilo City’s top ranking in Government Efficiency among highly urbanized cities highlights the city’s effective governance, public service delivery, and overall administrative performance. Such a ranking can boost the city’s reputation, attract investments, and enhance public trust in local government.
Apart from ranking first in government efficiency, Iloilo City also ranked seventh in dynamism; and ninth in the infrastructure category.
The NCC has also ranked Iloilo City as number one in the list of top 10 cities for the Government Efficiency category during the 3rd Regional Competitiveness Summit in 2015
Meanwhile, Quezon City secured the top spot for the HUC Category followed by City of Manila (2nd) and Pasay City (3rd).
Cities and municipalities are ranked on their competitiveness based on an overall competitiveness score.
The overall competitiveness score is the sum of scores on five main pillars which pool data from several sub-indicators.
LGUs are ranked in each of the five convergent pillars of CMCI namely economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, resiliency, and innovation
The fourth pillar measures the capability of an LGU to sustain competitiveness. Resiliency at the context of the local level is defined as the ability of the people, households, communities, countries, and systems to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth./PN
