The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 recently recognized the region’s most competitive and most improved Local Government Units (LGUs) that landed in the Top 30 Most Improved and Most Competitive LGUs at the National Level in the 2023 Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index awarding ceremonies held at the Isabela Convention Center (ICON), Barangay San Fermin, Cauayan City, Isabela, on 7 December 2023.

ARD Winston Singun, who opened the ceremonies on behalf of RD Leah Pulido Ocampo, expressed his appreciation to all the LGUs present for their deep commitment and for striving to improve the competitiveness of their respective cities and municipalities.

In her message, DTI Regional Operations Group (ROG) Undersecretary Blesila A. Lantayona said, the country can never have a strong, innovative, and competitive Philippines without a strong and competitive local government unit.

She also said that LGUs must embody the pillars of local competitiveness, namely economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, resiliency, and innovation. Enhancing the competitiveness of the LGUs significantly contributes to economic prosperity by providing an enabling environment for all.

Meanwhile, Hon. Christopher V.P. De Venecia, Chairman of the Special Committee on Creative Industry, highlighted the significant role of the awardees in fostering a vibrant and creative community and in providing support for the promotion and development of the Philippine Creative Industries as a key economic driver.

RD Ocampo, together with ARD Singun, led the awarding ceremonies, which were attended by the following LGU awardees:

𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅

3rd Highest Intellectual Property Filings

Basco, Batanes

Most Competitive LGU in Region 2

Tuguegarao City Cagayan

𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒔

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒

RANK

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒

 18 Province of Cagayan

 27 Province of Isabela

-Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

RANK

   5 Overall

 26 Economic Dynamism

   1 Government Efficiency

 10 Infrastructure

   6 Resiliency

   5 Innovation

-Ilagan City, Isabela

 18 Overall

 25 Economic Dynamism

 12 Government Efficiency

 28 Infrastructure

   9 Resiliency

-Cauayan Cty Isabela

 25 Overall

 28 Government Efficiency

   2 Innovation

-Santiago City

 24 Economic Dynamism

𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝟐𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒

 29 Economic Dynamism, Solano, NV

 27 Government Efficiency, Solana, Cagayan

 29 Government Efficiency, Dinapigue, Isabela

 30 Government Efficiency, Bayombong, NV

𝟑𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝟒𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒

 28 Overall Allacapan, Cagayan

 11 Economic Dynamism, Abulug, Cagayan

 11 Infrastructure Abulug, Cagayan

 18 Economic Dynamism, Kasibu, NV

 28 Government Efficiency, Kasibu, NV

 30 Economic Dynamism, Sanchez Mira, Cagayan

 30 Government Efficiency, Naguilian, Isabela

 13 Innovation, Delfin Albano, Isabela

 18 Innovation, Santa Teresita, Cagayan

𝟓𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐎 𝟔𝐓𝐇

-Luna, Isabela

 16 Overall

 15 Economic Dynamism

 24 Innovation

-San Isidro, Isabela

   2 Economic Dynamism

-Basco, Batanes

   6 Economic Dynamism

 11 Infrastructure

𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒

RANK

 14 Cauayan City, Isabela

 16 Santiago City, Isabela

 17 Ilagan City, Isabela

 26 Tuguegarao City, Cagayan

𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝟐𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒

 13 Tumauini, Isabela

 20 Santa Ana, Cagayan

 22 Tuao, Cagayan

 23 Nagtipunan, Quirino

𝟑𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝟒𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒

    5 Abulug, Cagayan

    8 Ballesteros, Cagayan

𝟓𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐎 𝟔𝐓𝐇 

   4 Basco, Batanes

   5 Rizal, Cagayan

   9 Villaverde, NV

 16 Ambaguio, NV

 22 Uyugan, Batanes

 24 Itbayat, Batanes

 29 Ivana, Batanes

Posted on Facebook on December 12, 2023.

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