Quezon City has been named as the country’s Most Competitive Local Government Unit under the Highly Urbanized Cities category of the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI).
Mayor Joy Belmonte personally received the awards during the DTI’s Philippine Creative Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Congress recently held at the Manila Hotel.
She was accompanied by Business Permits and Licensing Department chief Margie Santos and Small Business Cooperatives Development and Promotions Office chief Mona Yap.
The city received six awards from the Department of Trade and Industry, including the 1st Overall Most Competitive City recognition; 1st Place as Most Competitive in Innovation; 1st Place as Most Competitive in Infrastructure; 1st Place as Most Competitive in Resiliency; 2nd Place as Most Competitive in Economic Dynamism, and 1st Place as Top Intellectual Property Filers (special citation).
“These awards are a testament to the commitment and dedication of the city government in crafting programs and policies for all QCitizens, including startup businesses,” Belmonte said.
“We offer the recognition to all our QCitizens who continue to support and trust the city government, and who pay their taxes and dues religiously. We assure them that every centavo they pay will be properly accounted for, and will be used to finance meaningful projects for their benefit and the growth of our city,” she added.
The CMCI program is an annual ranking of local government units based on actual data that culminates with a conferment ceremony.
It provides benchmarking, and trends and insights anchored on the five competitiveness pillars: Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, Infrastructure, Resiliency and Innovation.