Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista (second from left), chairman of the National Capital Region Peace and Order Council, presents a plaque of appreciation to Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez during the RPOC’s 9th Regular Council meeting at Blue Leaf Filipinas on Belle Avenue, Aseana City in Parañaque. The meeting, hosted by Parañaque, tackled the illegal drug situation, security for hotels and tourist establishments, jail congestion, and terrorism threats in the metropolis. In photo are Ma. Lourdes Agustin (left), DILG-NCR regional director and RPOC secretary, and Parañaque Rep. Eric L. Olivarez.