Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista leads city officials in honoring this year’s QC’s outstanding financial institutions, restaurants, contractors and real property taxpayers during a testimonial dinner for the honorees at the Crown Plaza Hotel ballroom. The awards night is one of the highlights of the celebration of QC’s 72nd founding anniversary. This year’s 24 awardees include Sunlife of Canada Philippines, Citibank and the Philippine American Life, for the financial institution category; Velvet Foods Corporation, PSMT Philippines, Inc. and Triple L Food Court, for the restaurant category; IDS Philippines, Inc., Maxima Machineries, Inc. and Television and Production Exponents, for the contractors category and TELUS, Red Ribbon Bakeshop, Inc., and Sulu Hotel Corporation, for real property. On hand to assist Mayor Bautista in presenting the awards are Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, chief of staff Aldrin Cuña (extreme left), city treasurer Edgar Villanueva (extreme right) and Councilors Julian Coseteng, Gian Carlo Sotto, Precious Hipolito Castelo, Alyson Medalla, Candy Medina, Godofredo Liban III, Eufemio Lagumbay and Alexis Herrera. Precy/ Ramir/ Ej/ Maureen Quiñones, PAISO