MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 24 (PIA) --- The National Competitiveness Council will include selected Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in its annual Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) survey this year, a regional official announced Monday.
The CMCI ranks Philippine cities and municipalities based on 28 indicators that are grouped into three equally-weighed pillars: Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency and Infrastructure. The combined score on each pillar indicates their rank.
The index was developed by the NCC in 2012.
Abubacar Datumanong, DTI-ARMM assistant secretary, said it is the first time for the NCC to include ARMM LGUs in its survey.
He said the region’s two component cities – Marawi and Lamitan – and 43 municipalities will undergo the survey.
He further said the survey and series of orientations for the selected LGUs will start anytime in April.
“Titingnan ng isang business investor kung how ready ang isang particular area or particular LGU concerning business and infrastructure, at ang kanilang CMCI ranking ang magiging picture nila once na papasok sila sa isang locality to put up investment,” he added.
ARMM has already organized a Regional Competitiveness Committee (RCC), chaired by the region’s DTI office, to spearhead the CMCI survey.
An academic institution selected through bidding will undertake the actual survey.
In line with this, Datumanong encouraged LGU officials to support the project which will be completed before May 15.
“We need their full cooperation, and we request them to provide accurate data for the survey,” he said. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/PIA-10)
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