Davao de Oro leaps to 11th in national competitive ranking

DAVAO DE ORO, February 23 (PIA) - - Davao de Oro jumped 16 notches higher to rank 11^th among 76 provinces in the National Competitiveness Index 2021.

According to the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index, Davao de Oro placed 27^th in 2020 with a score of 38.5470.

The webpage underscored that the provincial rankings are based on population and income weighted average of the overall scores of cities and municipalities under a province.

In the region, Davao de Oro remains second in the Over-all Most Competitive Province that was presented on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, during the 5^th Davao Region Competitiveness Awarding.

In his speech, Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy said that the province has seen and turned the pandemic brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 into openings, and opportunities.

“By working harder and striving for development, we raise the living conditions of our people,” the governor added.

In the municipal level, Laak gained the recognition of the most improved local government unit for the first and second class municipalities in the national level.

According to the competitiveness index, Laak leap from 446^th place in 2020 to 41^st in 2021 among 508 first and second class municipalities nationwide.

The rankings of cities and municipalities, according to the website, are based on the sum of their scores on Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, Infrastructure, and Resiliency.

In the regional level, Laak is the fifth Over-all Most Competitive first and second class municipalities, third in Infrastructure, and sixth in Resiliency.

Meanwhile, Compostela and Nabunturan topped the Over-all Most Competitive first and second class municipalities in the region.

The other municipalities that are in the Top Ten Most Competitive first and second class municipalities are Maco, Maragusan, and Monkayo.

In the third and fourth class municipalities, Montevista and Mabini ranked 4^th and 5^th Over-All Most Competitive Municipalities respectively in the Regional Competitiveness Index. (PIAXI, Michael L Uy)

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