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