METROBANK OUTSTANDING FILIPINOS 2014: Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, and Senators Sonny Angara, Cynthia Villar and Grace Poe join in a souvenir photo the awardees of the 2014 Metrobank Outstanding Filipinos held at the Metrobank Plaza Auditorium in Makati City on September 5, 2014. The annual event honors the dedication and excellence of ten police officers, ten teachers and ten military officers selected from all over the country. Drilon later explained why he started the Senate's tradition of passing resolutions commending the annual Metrobank Foundation awardees since 2002: "I am deeply impressed by the determination of the awardees to rise above their personal and professional circumstances and meet the challenges of their job head on. More than anything, they all remind us of the Filipino’s outstanding values and best traits." Also in photo is Metrobank Group and Foundation Chairman George S.K. Ty and Metrobank Foundation Vice Chairman Arthur Ty. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo, September 5, 2014)