CEBU, P34.14 billion.
Compostela Valley, P18.94 billion.
Batangas, P15.568 billion.
Rizal, P14 billion.
Negros Occidental, P12.89 billion.
Zambales, P10.46 billion.
Bulacan, P10.45 billion.
Palawan, P10.16 billion.
Iloilo, P10 billion.
Pampanga, P9.53 billion.
In total assets, the Ten Richest Provinces of the Philippines, per the 2017 Annual Financial Report of the Commission on Audit.
Central Luzon, with three provinces at 6th, 7th, and 10th in the premium list, outshines all the other regions.
If there is one standard that should be made mandatory in the awarding of some seal of good local governance, it should be COA’s annual financial report.
Not some nebulous, frivolous measurement methods ridiculously set by the Department of the Interior and Local Government in its incredible SGLG dole outs.
To the Phlippines’ best, mabuhay!
