ZAMBOANGA CITY CONTINUES to receive accolades and recognition for its numerous feats from various organizations and now it ranks 19th out of 33 highly urbanized cities in terms of competitiveness.
The Competitiveness Bureau of the Department of Trade and Industry has recognized the local government – headed by Mayor Beng Climaco – for its performance namely in Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency, Infrastructure and Resilience.
The prestigious awards to local governments were given in 4 categories: 3rd – to 6th Class Municipalities; 1st – to 2nd Class Municipalities, Component Cities, and Highly Urbanized Cities.
The awarding recently held during the 7th Regional Competitiveness Summit and Awards Ceremony at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila. A total of 1,518 local governments participated in this initiative.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has also commended Climaco and the local government of Zamboanga for its efforts in implementing President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to clear public roads of all obstructions that may impede the flow of traffic and people.
Paizal Abutazil, the DILG regional director for Western Mindanao, said Zamboanga City obtained 90 points – the highest points beyond the passing mark set by the national government, and praising the local government efforts and Climaco.
Abutazil led the validating team of the national government in Zamboanga and the following criteria were the basis of the rating: Ordinance, wherein the City scored 14 out of 15 points; Inventory- the City got a perfect score of 5; Road Clearing – the local government got 45 out of 50 points; Displacement Program earned for Zamboanga 8 out of 10 points; Rehabilitation Efforts gave the City Government 13 out of 15 points; and Grievance Mechanism with a perfect score of 5 for a total points of 90.
Climaco thanked the validating team and Zamboanga passed with flying colors, saying, the accolades should go to all the barangay officials, the citizens and those who contributed to the “united” efforts of the Zamboangueños.
Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada, of the Civil Service Commission, also praised Climaco during a surprise inspection to check on compliance of civil service rules in government offices.
Lizada, who also visited other regions in the country, noted a number of “best practices” at City Hall during her group’s inspection. One of them is the wearing of identification cards by civil workers with Climaco as the best example. She also said the Public Assistance Desk at the main entrance of City Hall is very responsive to the public and the presence of an institutionalized human resource department at City Hall, among others.
Zamboanga City was also given a special recognition by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry for being a finalist in the 2019 Business Friendly LGU Award.
City Administrator Apple Go said the special recognition exemplifies the commendable initiatives of the Climaco administration towards good governance reforms that promote trade and investments and significantly contribute to local economic development. She said the special award was presented during the 45th Philippine Business Conference and Expo in Manila recently. (Zamboanga Post)
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