The Department of Trade and Industry Misamis Oriental has given a top priority to the improvement of the province’s competitiveness for 2016.
Gov Bambi Emano receives the CMCI Ranking Misamis Oriental as the 2nd Most Competitive Province in the Philippines
At the sidelines of the media briefing for 2015 Accomplishments of Region 10 held last December at a hotel in Cagayan de Oro, Ma. Eliza A. Pabillore, DTI Misamis Oriental provincial director, also shared the major accomplishments of the province done through the assistance and intervention of DTI Misamis Oriental Provincial Office.
“Actually, the completeness of the data submitted by the cities and municipalities contributed a lot in the judging for the Most Competitive Province. Most municipalities and component cities in Misamis Oriental were able to submit the data substantiating its ranking as one of the most competitive provinces in the country,” PD Pabillore noted. “But of course the major contributory factors are the 3 categories in NCC which is government efficiency, infrastructure and economic dynamism.”
Gov Bambi Emano and supporters proudly show off the CMCI plaque ranking Misamis Oriental as the 2nd Most Competitive Province in the Philippines in 2015
“We all know that exports and investments are mostly generated in the province of Misamis Oriental,” she explained. “We have an international container port, an airport of international standards, and we also have several 1st class municipalities. Those are the major contributors why the province was adjudged one of the most competitive in the country.”
The Province of Misamis Oriental was ranked the 2nd Most Competitive Province in the 3rd edition of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) conducted by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC), next to Davao del Sur.
The Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) is a program which encourages LGUs to gather and voluntarily submit data which are used to measure their performance on three pillars anchored on global standards: Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, and Infrastructure.
Each pillar has indicators which provide a more detailed view of the economic status of the locality. There are 8 indicators for Economic Dynamism and 10 indicators for both Government Efficiency and Infrastructure, totaling 28 indicators. The data submitted by the LGUs, through the assistance of a partner Academe and the Regional Competitiveness Committees, is used for the final scoring and ranking.
The 3rd CMCI ranked 1,120 local government units (LGUs) in five categories: Highly Urbanized Cities, Component Cities, 1st & 2nd Class municipalities, 3rd to 6th class municipalities and provinces.
To get the Most Competitive Provinces, NCC introduced a new method to rank the qualified provinces for the index. For a province to qualify in the ranking, the combined population of all participating LGUs under the province should constitute at least 60% of the Total Provincial Population. A total of 68 out of 81 provinces qualified for provincial ranking.
For those provinces which qualified, the scoring was calculated as the population and income weighted average of the LGUs covered. Scores of the LGUs covered were aggregated. Scores were based on Overall Scores of participating Cities and Municipalities in the province and not the category scores.
Following this framework, the Province of Cebu got the third place, Province of Misamis Oriental got the second place, and the province of Davao Del Sur was awarded the most competitive province for 2015.
Gov Bambi Emano and friends show off the CMCI Award ranking Misamis Oriental as the 2nd Most Competitive Province in the Philippines
“We already have a reputation to protect and we should make sure that we will be submitting updated figures on investment, and all related data that is required in the CMCI survey,” PD Pabillore said.
This CMCI is conducted by the National Competitiveness Council, aligned with the goal to improve the country’s overall competitiveness, through collaborative efforts between the national and local government agencies, and the public and private sectors. (DTI Region X Office)
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