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The City of Bogo has climbed up by 69 spots as the 47th most competitive city in the Philippines based on the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) 2014 of the National Competitiveness Council (NCC). The Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities developed by the National Competitiveness Council through the Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs) with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development. The CMCI measures competitiveness at the local government level using 28 indicators grouped into three equally-weighted pillars: Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, and Infrastructure. Scores on each pillar were combined to form the overall score used to rank cities and municipalities.

Here is how Bogo City was scored:

	RANK	SCORE
Overall Competitiveness	47	33.413281
Economic Dynamism	60	8.27397
Local Economy: Size	106	0.02492
Local Economy: Growth	11	1.61001
Jobs	79	0.04205
Inflation Rate	49	3.14102
Financial Institutions	89	0.14301
Productivity	67	0.04265
Business Groups	NDA	NDA
Cost of Doing Business	53	3.27027
Government Efficiency	27	18.090936
Transparency Score in LGPMS	1	3.333333
Economic Governance Score in LGPMS	1	3.333333
Ratio of LGU collected tax to LGU revenues	46	0.64128
LGU Competitions Related Awards	79	0
Business Registration Efficiency	27	3.013293
Investment Promotion	1	3.333333
Compliance to National Directives for LGUs	1	3.33333
Security	52	0.59239
Health	111	0.02766
Schools	90	0.48296
Infrastructure	99	7.048375
Existing Road Network	79	0.02111
Distance of Center to Major Ports	69	2.75101
DOT Accredited Accommodations	97	0
Health Infrastructure	126	0.01292
Education Infrastructure	116	0.0892
Availability of Basic Utilities	1	3.33333
Annual Investments in Infrastructure	50	0.79938
Connection to ICT	NDA	NDA
Number of ATMs	88	0.04097
Number of Public Transportations	108	0.00042

Click here to download historical Data: Bogo City Historical Data

The CMCI 2014 featured a record number of 136 cities and 399 municipalities, up from 122 cities and 163 municipalities in the pilot run last year. Leading the roster of the most competitive cities this year were Makati City, Cagayan de Oro (Misamis Oriental), and Naga (Camarines Sur). For municipalities, Daet (Camarines Norte) was ranked the most competitive overall, followed by General Trias (Cavite) and Kalibo (Aklan). Cebu City made it to the 7th place.

Read more:
Cebu fares better in competitiveness ranking
The Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index 2014

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BY: AMOR Y. SALUDAR | Philippine Information Agency

Central Visayas, June 22 (PIA) ---- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Cebu installed its

Business Assistance Centers (BAC) in Yolanda-affected areas such as in Bogo City and Daanbantayan town.

In a media release recently, DTI-Cebu explained that these BACs will function as the “little DTI” operating within the locality and will implement its flagship projects and basic functions within its geographical scope.

These centers will also function as DTI-Cebu’s contact point or administrative extension in the different affected LGUs and help in delivering and facilitating the necessary and immediate support services related to rehabilitation and recovery efforts for the industry, trade, services (ITS) sectors.

DTI-7 said the BAC installed in Bogo City and Daanbantayan will also aid in building and enhancing linkages with the local government units and conducting consultancies to facilitate the needs of the business sector.

Bogo City Mayor Celestino Martinez and the Daanbantayan Municipal Mayor Augusto Corro are actively supporting the project and are positive thate these centers will bring government closer to the towns business instead of the residents travelling to Cebu City to transact with DTI.

BAC personnel assigned in Bogo City will cover the areas within Bogo City, Medellin and San Remigio while personnel assigned to cover Daanbantayan will also include Malapascua Island.

Programs and services that will be coordinated by the BAC are Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB), Shared Services Facilities (SSF), Streamlining of Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS), Industry Clustering/Value Chain mapping, Green Growth and Disaster Resilience, Building Local Competitiveness and Investment Promotions.

DTI will also establish BACs in the municipalities of Sta. Fe and Sogod.

First order of business for BAC personnel is an updated profile of the LGU for identifying raw materials indigenous in the locality that can be used for skills training and livelihood development.

For more information on the Business Assistance Centers, interested parties may call the DTI Cebu Provincial Office at tel. nos. 255-6971 or 255-3926. (mbcn/AYS/PIA7 with reports from DTI-Cebu)