Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista on Tuesday was formally sworn in as chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council for Metro Manila.
Interior Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno administered the oath during his first meeting with the chairpersons of the Regional Peace and Order Councils in Luzon.
Sueno recommended Bautista’s appointment to President Rodrigo Duterte last December.
Bautista, in his initial meeting with the RPOC secretariat, ordered multi-sectoral dialogues and consultation workshops with stakeholders. The output of these dialogues and workshops would be presented to the President and the National Peace and Order Council.
Bautista, the most senior local chief executive in Metro Manila, holds a Master’s degree in national security from the National Defense College of the Philippines.
He was recently promoted to full Colonel in the Armed Forces Reserve Command, and is due to face the Commission on Appointments.