The year 2016 proved to be fruitful for Antipolo as the National Competitiveness Council awarded the city as the country’s Overall Most Competitive in the Component City Category.
Antipolo City bagged the top ranking in that category during the recent Regional Competitiveness Summit in Manila.
NCC recognized the city for its competitiveness as it ranked first in Infrastructure Development, 6th in Economic Dynamism, Top 3 in Government Efficiency and 7th in Resiliency.
The rankings saw the city move up from the 6th spot last year to the top of the list this year.
Meanwhile, the Province of Rizal was named Most Competitive province in the country for two consecutive years.
Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares, who was joined by the city council and employees to receive the prestigious award, was overwhelmed with gratitude.
“It’s just not cooperation but it’s the collaboration of various sectors that helped us topped the list of the Most Competitive Local Government Units in the country,” said Ynares.
To reach the top of the list, Antipolo went the way of collaboration, the mayor said. The city invited the entire community, its partners, and stakeholders to share the journey and go out of their way to make it easier, faster, and more meaningful.
“To achieve economic dynamism, we asked for the collaboration of our entrepreneur sector, as well as that of the country’s top business conglomerates who have made Antipolo as home to their national and global enterprises,” he added.
To achieve governance efficiency, Antipolo asked for the collaboration of our public service workforce, and the national agencies with frontline offices in the city.
To build a topnotch infrastructure system, the city co-labored with the national government’s infrastructure agencies, and the private utility firms who provide the power and water requirements of the residents and business establishments.
“To create a resilient city, we partnered with various government agencies [both national and local], private sector companies, and non-government organizations and volunteer groups who share their knowledge, expertise, and other resources for disaster preparedness and response, especially among the most vulnerable members of the city,” Ynares added.
On the local government’s part, it created an atmosphere conducive to the growth of the collaboration, the mayor said. To do this, it tapped the collaboration of security and safety agencies, the public health sector, the academe, and even the religious sector.
“The credit for this feat goes to all those who co-labored, and who are part of the shared journey,” Ynares said.