Zambo Sur enhancing investment potential via competitiveness index

• Source:http://www.mb.com.ph/zambo-sur-enhancing-investment-potential-via-competitiveness-index/
• Friday, March 4, 2016

By Nonoy E. Lacson

Zamboanga City – The Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Government has urged all municipal mayors in the province to participate and support the 2016 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) in order to effectively combat poverty by attracting investors thru the database that will be made available by the Department of Trade and Industry in Zamboanga Peninsula(DTI-9).

“This is our fight. We are fighting poverty and the future of the next generation. We have to march as a team, as a group”, said Zamboanga del Sur Governor Antonio H. Cerilles urged all the mayors and representatives from the 26 municipalities and one city of the province.

“That is why I asked DTI to help us, not just because we want to be competitive but we want investors to come to our province”, Cerilles said.

DTI-9 Director Sitti Amina M. Jain explained to the participants in a forum the significance of the CMCI in achieving the vision of the provincial government.

“Let us all start documenting our database. These will be a big factor in influencing investors to come to Zamboanga del Sur. If data on the infrastructure, policies and services are readily available for them, they can immediately see your potential”, Jain said.

Jain also asked for the full support of all the LGUs in the province to surpass last year’s ranking.

Last year, Zamboanga del Sur ranked 5th among over 82 provinces in the country in terms of competitiveness.

“I challenge you, then, to give us your full support because we want to maintain or even surpass our ranking last year”, she stressed.

The CMCI 2016 survey opened this March with the result to be submitted to the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) on April 15.