by Gilceline Dingding
CBAA faculty members recently presented their paper entitled, “Drivers of Economic Dynamism among Philippine Cities” and won 2nd place in the 2019 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Academic Symposium, the nationwide search for Best Research Paper on October 15, 2019 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). The research team was headed by Prof. Donnavic A. Dumapias, together with her team members, namely: Dr. Maria Rizalia Y. Teves, Prof. Stephen C. Fajardo, and Prof. Lady Lou M. D’lonsod.
Research Team: Prof. Fajardo, Dr. Teves, and Prof. Dumapias, respectively
Among the 29 research entries from all over the country that were submitted to the Competitiveness Bureau, top 10 research studies were chosen (2 from Mindanao and 8 from Luzon) and were presented during the Academic Symposium at the PICC before a panel of six judges to compete for the top 3 positions.
The top 3 best papers were presented during the 7th Regional Competitiveness Summit last October 24, 2019 in Manila before a total of 1,518 participating LGUs in the country for the purpose of sharing research findings with the hope of guiding local executives in improving economic competitiveness of their respective local jurisdiction.
The recently conducted academic symposium was the first one to be organized by the Competitiveness Bureau of the DTI with the theme “CMCI: Building Blocks for National Competitiveness”, where the CMCI data must be utilized in the study.
The annual CMCI survey, along with the Philippine Local Government Units (LGUs), has been running for 6 years, and the CBAA has been the academic partner of Department of Trades and Industry (DTI) Lanao del Norte especially in gathering the data from the LGUs of the Province.
Research team together with some of the panel members