Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro, and Romblon, Romblon, top the list of most improved LGUs among Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs), 1^st to 2^nd Class Municipalities, and 3^rd to 4^th Class Municipalities nationwide, respectively.

In the recently conducted 8^th Annual Regional Competitiveness Summit via Facebook live, several LGUs in MIMAROPA were named as among the top LGUs according to the Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) 2020.

The CMCI is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities developed by the National Competitiveness Council through the Regional Competitiveness Committees (RCCs) with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development. For 2020, CMCI ranks over 1,000 local government units across the country on economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, and resilience.

According to the CMCI, the framework integrated the following four convergent pillars of local economic development and competitiveness:

1. ECONOMIC DYNAMISM: is usually associated with activities that create a stable expansion of business and industries and higher employment. 
2. GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY refers to the quality and reliability of government services and government support for effective and sustainable productive expansion.
3. INFRASTRUCTURE refers to the physical building blocks that connect, expand, and sustain a locality and its surroundings to enable the provision of goods and services.
4. RESILIENCY is the capacity of a locality to facilitate businesses and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time despite the shocks and stresses it encounters. 

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – MIMAROPA Regional Director Joel B. Valera is confident that the cities and municipalities in the region will sustain if not surpass their respective ranks in the CMCI 2020. Regional Director Valera likewise believes that the ranking results reflect the unceasing commitment of the LGUs towards holistic societal development far beyond the geographical limits of the region’s island-provinces.

CMCI Results 2020:

• Puerto Princesa City, Palawan (out of 32 participating HUCs) nationwide)
  • Rank 1^st Most Improved LGU
  • Rank 17^th Overall HUCs
  • Rank 18^th Government Efficiency Pillar
  • Rank 14^th Infrastructure Pillar
  • Rank 15^th Resilience Pillar
• Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (out of 112 participating Component Cities (CCs) nationwide)
  • Rank 16^th Overall CCs
  • Rank 2^nd Resilience Pillar
  • Rank 17^th Infrastructure Pillar
• Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
  • Rank 1^st Most Improved LGU out of 489 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 3^rd Overall LGU, Economic Dynamism and Government Efficiency out of 29 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro
  • Rank 2^nd Most Improved LGU out of 489 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 5^th Overall LGU and Rank 3^rd Infrastructure out of 29 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
  • Rank 3^rd Most Improved LGU out of 489 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 6^th Overall LGU out of 29 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Romblon, Romblon
  • Rank 1^st Most Improved LGU and Rank 4^th Government Efficiency Pillar out of 611 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 1^st Overall LGU, Rank 1^st Government Efficiency Pillar, Rank 3^rd Resilience Pillar out of 25 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Looc, Occidental Mindoro
  • Rank 7^th Economic Dynamism Pillar out of 273 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 1^st Overall LGU, Rank 1^st Economic Dynamism Pillar, 2^nd Infrastructure Pillar, and Rank 1^st Resilience Pillar out of 14 participating 5th to 6th Class municipalities in the MIMAROPA region
• San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
  • Rank 16^th Infrastructure Pillar out of 489 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 1^st Overall LGU, Rank 1^st in Economic Dynamism Pillar, Government Efficiency, Infrastructure Pillar and Resilience Pillar out of 29 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Gloria, Oriental Mindoro
  • Rank 12^th Resilience Pillar out of 611 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 7^th Overall LGU, Rank 1^st in Economic Dynamism Pillar and Resilience Pillar out of 25 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• San Fernando, Romblon
  • Rank 14^th Resilience Pillar out of 611 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 4^th Overall LGU, Rank 2^nd in Infrastructure Pillar and Resilience Pillar out of 25 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Alcantara, Romblon
  • Rank 15^th Most Improved LGU out of 273 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 3^rd Infrastructure Pillar out of 17 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Banton, Romblon
  • Rank 13^th Most Improved LGU out of 273 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 3^rd Resilience Pillar out of 17 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Santa Fe, Romblon
  • Rank 11^th Most Improved LGU out of 273 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 5^th Overall LGU and Rank 2^nd Economic Dynamism Pillar out of 17 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA region
• Kalayaan, Palawan
  • Rank 9^th Most Improved LGU out of 273 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities nationwide;
• Culion, Palawan
  • Rank 15^th Most Improved LGU out of 611 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities nationwide;
• Busuanga, Palawan
  • Rank 9^th Most Improved LGU out of 611 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities nationwide;
• Bataraza, Palawan
  • Rank 8^th Most Improved LGU out of 489 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities nationwide;
  • Rank 2^nd Government Efficiency Pillar and Rank 3^rd Resilience Pillar out of 29 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Odiongan, Romblon
  • Rank 2^nd Overall LGU, Rank 2^nd in Economic Dynamism Pillar and Infrastructure Pillar out of 29 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Mogpog, Marinduque
  • Rank 2^nd Overall LGU, Rank 2^nd in Economic Dynamism Pillar and Government Efficiency Pillar out of 25 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Socorro, Oriental Mindoro
  • Rank 3^rd Overall LGU and Rank 3^rd Economic Dynamism Pillar out of 25 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Santa Maria, Romblon
  • Rank 2^nd Overall LGU, Rank 1^st Government Efficiency Pillar and Rank 2^nd Resilience Pillar out of 14 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Magdiwang, Romblon
  • Rank 3^rd Overall LGU, Rank 3^rd Government Efficiency Pillar and Rank 1^st Infrastructure Pillar out of 14 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Ferrol, Romblon
  • Rank 3^rd Economic Dynamism Pillar out of 14 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Torrijos, Marinduque
  • Rank 3^rd Government Efficiency Pillar out of 25 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• San Andres, Romblon
  • Rank 2^nd Government Efficiency Pillar out of 14 participating 5^th to 6^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Looc, Romblon
  • Rank 1^st Infrastructure Pillar out of 25 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• San Agustin, Romblon
  • Rank 3^rd Infrastructure Pillar out of 25 participating 3^rd to 4^th Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region
• Quezon, Palawan
  • Rank 2^nd Resilience Pillar out of 29 participating 1^st to 2^nd Class municipalities in MIMAROPA Region ♦
• Date of Release: 4 January 2021