CITY OF SAN FERNANDO Seven local government units (LGU) in Central Luzon received awards for making it to the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) ranking for 2022.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) awarded outstanding local government units (LGUs) during the 10th CMCI Summit held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on October 20.
For Overall Most Competitive LGU, Baler, Aurora ranked second place among 3rd to 4th Class Municipalities category,
Baliwag, Bulacan on the other hand ranked second place among 1st to 2nd Class Municipalities.
Samal, Bataan garnered First Place for Government Efficiency Pillar Award among 3rd to 4th Class Municipalities followed by Bagac, Bataan on second place for the same category.
Moncada, Tarlac also ranked second place for Government Efficiency Pillar Award among 1st to 2nd Class Municipalities.
Other Central Luzon LGUs awarded were the Municipalities of Morong, Bataan and San Manuel, Tarlac, which ranked 2nd and 3rd place, respectively, among 3rd to 4th Class Municipalities.
The Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index is an annual ranking of cities and municipalities by the National Competitiveness Council through the Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs) with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
The CMCI is measured based on the LGU’s excellence in the five pillars of economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, resiliency, and innovation to inspire and encourage them to attract investors in their localities to boost the local economy.