Building Regional CompetitivenessGUILLERMO M. LUZPRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIRMANNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL

BUILDING REGIONAL / LOCAL COMPETITIVENESS

Project Goal •Creation of regional or local competitiveness councils whose objectives are to strategically map out how to make their respective regions or communities more competitive vis-à-vis selected ASEAN cities.

Specific Objectives•To encourage Regional Development Councils (RDCs) to organize their own Local Competitiveness Committees and work on the metrics to serve as a diagnostic tool for assessing their regional/local competitiveness.

•To tap reputable universities per region/province for competitiveness data collection (research) and conduct of surveys.

•To establish linkages with the various public and private key stakeholders and development partners in the regions/provinces for research, monitoring and evaluation.

PROPOSED ACTIVITIESPROPOSED ACTIVITIES

Data Collection – Competitiveness Indicators

Capacity Building and Training

Monitoring & Evaluation

PROPOSED INDICATORS

Assessing Local Economic Development/ Competitiveness

Broad Indicator I: dynamism of local economy

II: responsiveness of LGU to business needs

III: Infrastructure

IV: quality of life

V: cost of doing business

VI: human resources and training

RDC - University Partner ( data collection)

OVERALL RANKING & COMPETITIVENESS DRIVERSOVERALL RANKING & COMPETITIVENESS DRIVERSCITY OVERALL

RANKDYNAMISM OF LOCAL ECONOMY

COST OF DOING

BUSINESS

INFRAS-TRUCTURE

HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING

RESPONSIVE-NESS OF LGU

QUALITY OF LIFE

METROPOLITAN GROWTH CENTERS

Cebu City 1 1 2 1 1 2 2

Davao City 2 2 1 2 2 1 1

GROWTH CENTERS

Cagayan de Oro City 1 1 3 2 3 3 3

Bacolod City 2 5 6 7 3 1 2

Zamboanga City 3 7 1 4 3 6 5

Olongapo City 4 10 4 3 3 8 1

General Santos City 5 9 7 1 7 9 3

Iloilo City 6 4 9 8 1 4 7

Mandaue City 7 2 5 6 7 7 9

Baguio City 8 6 10 10 2 2 6

Batangas City 9 8 2 9 7 5 8

Lapu-Lapu City 10 3 8 5 10 9 10

OVERALL RANKING & COMPETITIVENESS DRIVERSOVERALL RANKING & COMPETITIVENESS DRIVERSCITY OVERALL

RANKDYNAMISM OF LOCAL ECONOMY

COST OF DOING

BUSINESS

INFRAS-TRUCTURE

HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING

RESPONSIVE-NESS OF LGU

QUALITY OF LIFE

EMERGENT CITIES

Dagupan City 1 7 5 1 11 2 5

Tacloban City 2 8 13 10 1 1 5

San Fernando City 3 9 2 3 6 3 1

Ormoc City 4 5 3 4 11 6 5

Puerto Princesa City 5 2 17 6 11 9 3

Naga City 6 3 13 10 2 4 16

Pagadian City 7 17 1 8 6 7 13

Legaspi City 8 10 11 7 6 10 8

Tuguegarao City 9 4 7 13 6 5 11

Surigao City 10 15 9 9 11 8 9

Tagum City 11 11 8 2 11 12 17

Angeles City 12 1 15 12 11 15 14

Lucena City 13 6 6 17 2 11 9

Cotabato City 14 14 11 5 2 16 15

Iligan City 15 13 4 15 6 13 3

Butuan City 16 16 16 14 2 14 1

Santiago City 17 12 10 16 11 17 11

IndicatorsIndicators

1. Dynamism of Local Economy

Total PopulationTotal IncomePer capita incomeRegional GDPRegional GDP per capitaRegional GDP Growth Rate

IndicatorsIndicators

2. Responsiveness of LGU to Business NeedsLength of time to renew business permits (days)Cost of renewing business permits (% of annual revenue)Length of time to register property (days)Cost of registering property (% of value)Length of time to secure utility connection (days)Total time spent on administrative matters (i.e., tax and

other payments), days per yearAvailability of investment incentives, local investment

codePresence of Local Investment Promotion OfficePresence of Business One-Stop Shop

IndicatorsIndicators

3. InfrastructureAvailability of 24 hr electricity Availability of 24 hr water serviceQuality of road networkNumber of telephone service providersNumber of internet providersQuality of internet connectionsTotal number of cars for hireTravel time to airportTravel time, access to nearest international airport

IndicatorsIndicators

3. InfrastructureTravel time to seaportTravel time to nearest international seaport

IndicatorsIndicators

4. Quality of LifePolice to population ratioMonthly crime rateDoctor to population ratioNumber of hospitalsNumber of hospital bedsNumber of high schoolsNumber of colleges/universitiesNumber of commercial banksNumber of historical, tourism sites

IndicatorsIndicators

4. Quality of LifeNumber of hotel rooms (4-star, 5-star)Number of daily domestic flights (to Manila, to

Cebu)Number of daily international flights

IndicatorsIndicators

5. Cost of Doing BusinessElectricity cost (P/kwh)Water rate (P/cu.m.)Fuel cost (premium, P/liter)Minimum wage (per day)Commercial space rental/lease rate, central

business district (P/sqm/month)Commercial lot value (P/sqm)Industrial space rental / lease (P/sqm/month)Industrial lot value (P/sqm)

IndicatorsIndicators

Human ResourcesTotal number of high school and college studentsNumber of high school graduates per yearNumber of college, university graduates per yearNumber of graduates who earn Licenses, CertificationPercentage of population with college degreesNumber of technical-vocational schoolsNumber of graduate schoolsTotal number of employeesUnemployment rate

CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING

Customer Service Excellence for the LGUs/ BPLOs (c/o CIC) Aims to enhance LGUs/BPLO’s technical knowledge, professional

attitude, and customer-orientation

Local Investment Promotion (c/o BOI)Appreciation seminar for local executives, line-agencies and privatesector organization representatives on their roles in investmentpromotion. It highlights the different investment promotion tools and strategies that can be used by the different localities to promote their area as an investment destination

Urban PlanningWith populations growing and resources limited, it is important for

LGUs and regions to properly undertake urban planning for optimal resource management

MONITORING & EVALUATIONMONITORING & EVALUATION

Customer Feedback SurveysQuick-response, self-administered surveys covering one specific topic at a time.

First survey covered BPLS and was conducted from Jan 10 – Feb 10.

Field MonitoringIn-depth studies to validate survey results and ask follow-up questions

Baseline Data CollectionCollection of basic data before and after programs are conducted in order to

measure progress over time

Enterprise SurveysLarge-scale public opinion surveys conducted through face-to-face interviews

BPLS-Field Monitoring Project (Bicol, pilot BPLS-Field Monitoring Project (Bicol, pilot run)run)Objectives:•Validate results of the recently conducted BPLS in Bicol areas (Daraga, Tabaco, Guinobatan, Legaspi, Naga and Iriga)•Establish baseline data on BPLS and gather relevant information •Prepare completion report

Implementation Date: March 12-23, 2012

Partners: NCC, academe, BCC, DTI-Bicol, RDC, development partner

Project Mechanics:•NCC and partner universities/colleges conduct field monitoring interview with mayor, BPLO head of LGU and 3 businessmen from each identified LGU;•Preparation of reports for submission to NCC

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