BAGUIO CITY – Some forty awards were conferred to the various local governments from the different parts of the Cordillera during the regional awarding ceremony of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) held recently.
The Cordillera local governments were able to bring home four special awards, , nine awards on economic dynamism, six recognitions on government efficiency, two awards on infrastructure, three awards on resiliency, three recognitions on innovation, ten awards on most improved and five on overall most competitive.
Among the overall most competitive local governments were Lamut, Ifugao that placed 9thin the third to fourth class municipalities category; Baguio City landed in 12th in the highly urbanized city category; Sablan placed 12th in the fifth to sixth class municipalities category; Sagada, Mountain Province landed in 17th place in the fifth to sixth class municipalities category while La Trinidad, Benguet was ranked 20th in the first to second class municipalities category.
The Most Improved Local governments included Danglas, Abra that placed second among the fifth to sixth class municipalities; Baguio City landed in fourth place among the highly urbanized cities; Aguinaldo, Ifugao ranked sixth among the first to second class municipalities; Tineg, Abra place eight among the first to second class towns; Pasil, Kalinga landed in ninth place among fifth to sixth class municipalities; Tuba, Benguet settled for eleventh place among first to second class municipalities; Sablan, Benguet placed 12th among fifth to sixth class municipalities; Itogon , Benguet settled for 14th place among first to second class municipalities; Bangued , Abra ranked 15th among first and second class municipalities while Tabuk City ranked 18th among component cities.
The Special awardees were Baguio City – Best in Documentation among highly urbanized cities; Bontoc, Mountain Province –among first and second class municipalities; Luna, Apayao –among first and second class municipalities and Rizal, Kalinga among third and fourth class municipalities. In economic dynamism, La Trinidad, Benguet ranked third among first and second class municipalities; Tublay, Benguet landed in 12th place among fifth and six class municipalities; Baguio City settled for 13th place among highly urbanized cities; Alfonso Lista, Ifugao also placed 13th among third and fourth class municipalities; La Paz, Abra placed 16th among fifth and sixth class municipalities; Lamut, Ifugao placed 17th among third and fourth class municipalities; Buguias, Benguet ranked 19th among third and fourth class municipalities; Bangued, Abra ranked 19th among first and second class municipalities while Sagada, Mountain Province landed in 20th place among fifth to sixth class municipalities.
In terms of government efficiency, Lagawe, Ifigao topped the list of third and fourth class municipalities; Lamut, Ifugao landed in second place among third and fourth class municipalities; Luna, Apayao also took second place among first and second class municipalities; Pasil, Kalinga ranked sixth among fifth to sixth class municipalities; Danglas, Abra placed 12th among fifth and sixth class municipalities while Baguio City settled for 12th place among highly urbanized cities.
In the infrastructure pillar, Dolores, Abra ranked sixth among fifth and sixth class municipalities while Baguio City settled for 14th place among highly urbanized cities.
In terms of resiliency, San Juan, Abra landed in second place among fifth and sixth class municipalities; Baguio City placed 10th among highly urbanized cities and Sablan, Benguet was in 17th place among fifth to sixth class municipalities.
Under the innovation pillar, Pasil, Kalinga was in ninth place among fifth to sixth class municipalities; Sablan, Benguet ranked 12th among fifth and sixth class municipalities and Baguio City placed 13 among highly urbanized cities.
The annual CMCI awarding ceremony highlights the respective performance of the different local governments in the five pillars ranging from economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, resilience and innovation. By Dexter A. See
