BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
Kalibo mayor William Lachica said he remains
optimistic that the town of Kalibo will achieve significant growth following
the latest results released by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC).
Kalibo, a first-class municipality, slid down to
5th spot among the 1st to 2nd class
municipalities category out of 978 municipalities in the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness
Index (CMCI). In 2014, Kalibo ranked 3rd for the overall most
competitive municipalities.
Under the leadership of Lachica, Kalibo placed fifth in government
efficiency, 11th in economic dynamism and 20th in
infrastructure this year.
Lachica said business confidence for the coming years is high for the
town of Kalibo, especially on the roll-out of more infrastructure programs and
fast-growing construction activities.
Breaking down the indicators, Kalibo scored 1st in availability
of facilities, 6th in health, 9th in education, 14th
in the number of ATMs and 41st in the number of public transportation
vehicles for the pillar on infrastructure.
For the government efficiency, the
town placed 2nd in capacity of health services, 3rd in
LGU competition related awards while in economic dynamism, Kalibo ranked 6th
in financial institutions and 24th in the capacity to generate
employment.
The Cities
and Municipalities Competitiveness Index 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 Local Government Units, through the assistance of a partner
Academe and the Regional Competitiveness Committees, is used for the final
scoring and ranking.
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