ZAMBOANGA CITY climbed four notches to become the 15th in the “Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index (CMCI)” and distinguished itself this year as the 5th Most Improved Local Government among all 33 highly urbanized cities in the country – 16 of which are located in Metro Manila.
The CMCI is an annual ranking of cities and municipalities based on four pillars namely Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, Infrastructure, and Resiliency.
It was developed by the National Competitiveness Council through the
Regional Competitiveness Committees with the assistance of the United States
Agency for International Development.
From 19th place
in 2019, Zamboanga not only improved drastically but also placed 10th in
Economic Dynamism pillar; ranked 17th in Government Efficiency
pillar and 17th place in Infrastructure pillar and 29th in
Resiliency pillar.
The local government along
with other cities and municipalities were feted recently by the Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI).
It said next year’s awards will include the 5th pillar which is “Innovation” to encompass the initiatives of cities and municipalities to harness new technology, digital transformation, and innovative thinking to boost competitiveness and sustain operations, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mayor Beng Climaco praised the civil employees and their department heads, as well as those who continued to support her administration, especially during this time of the pandemic and the heightened political propaganda and attacks against her administration. “I thanked each and every one in the local government and above all God who continues to guide us all. To God be the glory,” she told the Zamboanga Post in a phone interview.
Number 1
Just
recently, the local government also topped the entire
Western Mindanao region in Covid-19 response despite the surge in community
transmission in the latest assessment of the Department of the Interior and
Local Government (DILG)
The DILG
said the local government is number 1 in functionality rating garnering 86.5
percent and beating the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur and
Zamboanga del Norte, including the cities of Dapitan, Dipolog and
Pagadian.
Climaco
thanked the DILG and all those who contributed in fighting the pandemic – from
barangay health workers to the medical frontliners and security forces,
including various local government departments. She said the highest rating the
local government received from the DILG only proves and demonstrated the hard
work and dedication put up by each and every frontliners to save the lives of
others.
“We are
encourage by the (high) functionality rating (given by the DILG) as this gives
us the will to carry on and do what we have to do to keep our people safe and
protected from Covid-19 amediante el alto caso del aqui na ciudad,” she
said.
“Este
functionality rating que ya dale el Departamento del Interior ta sirvi como
inspiracion con todo canaton, especialmente el de atun compañeros na gobierno
local sin descanso ta trabaja cay ustedes el de amun numero uno prioridad, el
de ustedes salud y seguridad el numero uno na de amun prioridad poreso ta apela
kame con todo con ustedes dale grande responsabilidad na proteccion de cada
egual familia,” she added.
Climaco said the raging battle to
stop, if not reduce the spread of the deadly virus and other Covid-19 variants,
is not only the work of government alone, but of everyone as everybody is
vulnerable to the dreaded disease.
Thank You All
The mayor
praised the various departments at City Hall and the local police force and
military for their role in Covid-19 response. She has, since last year, has nothing to say but praises to all Covid-19
frontliners from Barangay Health Workers and their leaders and officials, to
the doctors and nurses both in private and government hospitals, and all those
involved in the fight against the disease – and calling them all “modern-day
heroes.”
“Ta rindi
tamen kita gracias con todo que ya contribui con este (alto) functionality
rating (del DILG), talli el policia, el CDRRMO, el City Health Office, City
Tourism Office, City Accounting Office, el Office of the City Planning (and
Development Coordinator),el Office of the City Engineer, y todo con aquellos
que ya hace este posible,” the mayor said.
Very Good
In March
this year, the Department of Health (DOH) even cited the Climaco administration for topping in the anti-tuberculosis
(TB) campaign in the whole of the Zamboanga Peninsula region despite the
Covid-19 pandemic.
Zamboanga
City was also the sole recipient of the “Population Testing Rate Award” for
garnering the highest percentage of the population tested for TB last year.
And even in the midst of the
local government efforts to completely eliminate the deadly Covid-19, the local
government has not lost sight of its priority programs that benefit the
Zamboangueño people.
Considering the restrictions and
the challenges posed by the pandemic on the anti-TB campaign, the local
government though the City Health Office and Barangay Health Workers and others
who were involved in the program, managed to vaccinate majority of its
population against the lung disease. (Zamboanga Post)
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