The Most Competitive Cities and Municipalities

The City of Cotabato once again makes waves in the field of business and governance as it is one of the TOP 3 Component Cities in the whole country in the annual search for the Most Competitive Cities and Municipalities.

Attending the 4th Regional Competitiveness Summit is Cotabato City Vice Mayor Atty. Frances Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, together with some of the city's councilors and city government employees who played a key role during the data gathering for the said search.

As of now, July 14, the city's representatives are waiting for the result of the search as it is a surprise and will be announced in a short while.

Last year, Cotabato City landed on the TOP 4 spot for the same search and has also topped in Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency and Infrastructure.

The Most Competitive City Award, together with the other awards that the city has received in the recent years, is only a BONUS to the bigger achievement that the Guiani administration has brought to Cotabato City.

Billions worth of investments have been pouring in since the year 2011. Crime rates have also dramatically decreased and the confidence of investors, both local and foreign, had skyrocketed, resulting to more establishments and more job opportunities for all the Cotabateños.

Cotabato City still has a long way to go, with all the untapped potential that it has when it comes to different types of investments. But with the strong will and determination of our leaders, coupled with the cooperation of every Cotabateño, Cotabato City can truly make it and be at par with the highly urbanized cities in the Philippines. (Halima K. Satol-Ibrahim/Mindanao Expose’)