The National Competitiveness Council has come out with a Top 10 list of most efficient highly urbanized cities in the country.
Surprise! Only three cities in Metro Manila made it. Here is the complete list, as reported by Philippine News Agency.
1. Iloilo
2. Cagayan de Oro
3. Makati
4. Butuan
5. Davao
6. Baguio
7. Manila
8. Valenzuela
9. Angeles
10. Cebu
The citation in government efficiency means that these local government units ranked favorably in the following 10 parameters: capacity of health services, capacity of schools, police to population ratio, business registration efficiency, investment promotion, compliance to national directives, LGU tax, transparency, economic governance, and the number of awards acquired by the LGU.
