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QUEZON
City is the most competitive city in Metro Manila, and
the second in the entire country.
This was
the finding of an international study called the
“Philippines Competitiveness Ranking Project 2007,”
which evaluated 20 Metro cities in the country and
ranked them according to how effective they were in
providing an environment conducive to business and
industry.
The city
was cited especially for the dynamism of its local
economy, the quality of life of its residents and the
responsiveness of the local government in responding to
business needs.
Also,
other criteria used in the ranking include human
resource and training, infrastructure and cost of doing
business.
Quezon
City Mayor Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. attributed
Quezon City’s remarkable performance to his strategy of
‘balanced development,’ which seeks to effectively
address the fundamentals of quality living, as well as
business productivity.
Belmonte
said this significant transformation over the almost
seven years of his administration has earned both local
and global recognition.
In the
overall Philippine ranking, Quezon City was outranked
only by Davao City but it led the cities of Makati,
Manila, Marikina, Lapu-Lapu, and Parañaque, among the
top seven cities.
The
study is conducted by the Asian Institute of Management
Policy Center, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer
Foundation, the Asia Foundation, the German Development
Cooperation and the International Labor Organization.
The
group of experts based its methodology on the standards
of Swiss-based International Institute for Management
Development which prepares the World Competitiveness
Yearbook.
Moreover, the study also evaluated mid-sized and small
cities where Olongapo, topped the mid-sized category
while the City of San Fernando, in Pampanga, led in the
small cities category list. |
