
Originally Posted by
leonell
^ That is because the focus of the LGU of Cebu City before was primarily for boosting Cebu's economy. Remember that the flagship project of Tomas Osmena was to develop the SRP, the CBP and AITP at the expense of the services the city could give to the residents. Cebu City Medical Center was just renovated recently during the term of Mayor Michael Rama. Rama is now focused on the Tourism potential of the City although now we are IMPROVING the services of the City.
Davao on the other hand focused on cementing it's position as the most livable city in the Philippines. The new traffic system, the emergency system, healthcare and others. They concentrated mainly on those aspects. Ever heard of an IT park in Davao? No.
Davao has the best infrastructure in the Philippines because IT NEEDS TO. Davao is a city in the middle of a HUMONGOUS island. Cebu on the other hand is a sea-locked small island in a group of islands. Cebu does not need any big time infrastructures like superhighways and extremely wide roads.
Economically speaking, Cebu City is well ahead of Davao, you'll need more than a decade to catch up to it. Economics is an important aspect of how good a City is doing. Davao is indeed number one in giving the people the right services and making the City safe. But Cebu's economy fuels the common good of the people. A lot of Cebuanos have a job and even Davaoenos come to Cebu because there are a lot of available jobs here. Cebu Per Capita income is the highest in the Philippines and do not worry, soon enough Cebu City will dislodge Davao in the most livable city category. IT CAN AND IT WILL. There not much economic activity in Davao because the market or the people who can actually spend and drive demand is small. Cebu's robust growth is driven by strong demand because of the BPO and other job generating sectors that boost the income of the Cebuanos making them more capable of spending money on sorts of stuff.
Davao and Cebu are two different cases. IT IS USELESS TO HAVE A HIGHLY EDUCATED WORKFORCE IF THE JOBS AVAILABLE ARE NOT ENOUGH TO SERVE them, they will JUST END UP MIGRATING TO CEBU OR MANILA because the jobs opportunities there are high. Literacy is indeed high but that doesn't mean davao's educated people are any higher than Cebu's. We could have a high literacy rate but that only measures the PEOPLE WHO CAN SIMPLY READ AND WRITE. People will still look for income and since Davao lacks the economic strength to serve it then these people will just go and live in Cebu instead because the jobs here are oozing.
Davao is clean, I've seen it. Cebu is also clean although not the same as Davao. Cebu is a bustling trade center and that is it's strength. Karon raman gani na siguro naglambo ang economy sa Davao. Cebu's economy will continue to rise in leaps and together with it is the great rise in the QUALITY OF LIVING IN THE CITY, THE SERVICES OF THE GOVERNMENT, THE COST OF LIVING IN THE CITY and the LIVABILITY of THE CITY. I believe in Cebu's potential and it is great.
We cannot also deny the fact that a lot of people from Davao are employed in Cebu. That is because Cebu has the economy to support them. Again, cleanliness and peace is not a determining factor in the City's progress, we need an robust economy to support it. Davao is just like the cities of COMMUNIST countries, clean looking and peaceful but the economy is lagging.