Building
Regional
Competitiveness
GUILLERMO M. LUZ
PRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIRMAN
NATIONAL 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 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 DRIVERS
CITY
OVERALL
RANK
DYNAMISM
OF LOCAL
ECONOMY
COST OF
DOING
BUSINESS
INFRASTRUCTURE
HUMAN
RESOURCES
TRAINING
RESPONSIVENESS 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 DRIVERS
CITY
OVERALL
RANK
DYNAMISM
OF LOCAL
ECONOMY
COST OF
DOING
BUSINESS
INFRASTRUCTURE
HUMAN
RESOURCES
TRAINING
RESPONSIVENESS 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
Indicators
1. Dynamism of Local Economy
Total Population
Total Income
Per capita income
Regional GDP
Regional GDP per capita
Regional GDP Growth Rate
Indicators
2. Responsiveness of LGU to Business Needs
Length 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 year
Availability of investment incentives, local investment
code
Presence of Local Investment Promotion Office
Presence of Business One-Stop Shop
Indicators
3. Infrastructure
Availability of 24 hr electricity
Availability of 24 hr water service
Quality of road network
Number of telephone service providers
Number of internet providers
Quality of internet connections
Total number of cars for hire
Travel time to airport
Travel time, access to nearest international airport
Indicators
3. Infrastructure
Travel time to seaport
Travel time to nearest international seaport
Indicators
4. Quality of Life
Police to population ratio
Monthly crime rate
Doctor to population ratio
Number of hospitals
Number of hospital beds
Number of high schools
Number of colleges/universities
Number of commercial banks
Number of historical, tourism sites
Indicators
4. Quality of Life
Number of hotel rooms (4-star, 5-star)
Number of daily domestic flights (to Manila, to
Cebu)
Number of daily international flights
Indicators
5. Cost of Doing Business
Electricity 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)
Indicators
Human Resources
Total number of high school and college students
Number of high school graduates per year
Number of college, university graduates per year
Number of graduates who earn Licenses, Certification
Percentage of population with college degrees
Number of technical-vocational schools
Number of graduate schools
Total number of employees
Unemployment 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 private
sector organization representatives on their roles in investment
promotion. 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 Planning
With populations growing and resources limited, it is important for
LGUs and regions to properly undertake urban planning for optimal
resource management
MONITORING & EVALUATION
Customer Feedback Surveys
Quick-response, self-administered surveys covering one specific topic at a time.
First survey covered BPLS and was conducted from Jan 10 – Feb 10.
Field Monitoring
In-depth studies to validate survey results and ask follow-up questions
Baseline Data Collection
Collection of basic data before and after programs are conducted in order to
measure progress over time
Enterprise Surveys
Large-scale public opinion surveys conducted through face-to-face interviews
BPLS-Field Monitoring Project (Bicol, pilot 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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