His term would be a little longer than current PNP chief Director General Ricardo Marquez’s 12-month stint, but shorter than that of President Benigno Aquino III’s favorite cop, sacked PNP chief Alan Purisima. His taking on the highest post in the police force means his upperclassmen – from the Philippine Military Academy classes of 1983, 19 – will miss their chance at the PNP’s top post.īorn on January 21, 1962, Dela Rosa is set to retire in 2018, when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 56.Īssuming he begins his stint by July 2016, Dela Rosa would serve as PNP chief for at least 1 and a half years. While Dela Rosa’s pending appointment did not surprise Camp Crame officials, it has raised some eyebrows. Details of police operations are minor – it’s the results that Duterte is always after. Their level of understanding is almost telephathic, according to the police general.ĭela Rosa describes Duterte as a boss who is “hands on” but doesn’t micromanage. The president-elect has referred to Dela Rosa as trustworthy and intelligent.ĭecades of working with Duterte, Dela Rosa told Rappler, means that sometimes, he doesn’t even need verbal instructions from the Davao mayor. To the greatest leader on Earth, Mayor RRD, happy birthday Sir!” he wrote. “I never feared to enforce the law and prevent crimes because you are always there watching my back. Posted by Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday, March 28, 2016 I never feared to enforce the law and prevent crimes because you are… You have been the greatest influence in my career. In a previous post, Dela Rosa had nothing but warm words for his ninong. In a public post on his Facebook page tagging known Duterte supporters, he wrote: “Those who will cheat and will manipulate this May 9 elections, be warned! We will crush you!” Tasked to command the PNP-reactionary standby support force at Camp Crame, Dela Rosa was sacked a week before the polls after he went public with his sentiments in favor of the presidential candidate. The personal ties got the one-star police general in hot water days before the election day on May 9. The two grew close, with Duterte even standing as principal sponsor when Dela Rosa got married.

While Davao City was home to almost 1.5 million people when Dela Rosa was its city director, the entire PNP is tasked with safeguarding over 100 million Filipinos.ĭavao in 1986 is where Dela Rosa and Duterte’s paths crossed.ĭela Rosa, then a young lieutenant of the now-defunct Philippine Constabulary in Davao, entered the force when Duterte was appointed acting vice mayor of the city in the aftermath of the EDSA People Power Revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship. “It worked,” a beaming Dela Rosa recalled, noting that drugs went down by at least 60% because of the operation.īut the task will be harder a hundredfold at a national scale.

Tuktok in Bisaya literally means “to knock” while hangyo means “request.”Ĭops would warn drug dealers and users to reform – or else. Oplan TukHang (Tuktok-Hangyo) saw the Davao police going door-to-door, knocking on the homes of known drug dealers and users. One of his key missions then, Dela Rosa told Rappler, was to stop the use and sale of illegal drugs in the city. Marching orders to run after criminals are nothing new to Dela Rosa, who was Davao City police chief from January 2012 to October 2013, spanning the terms of Duterte’s daughter Sara and Duterte himself. One of Duterte’s key campaign promises is to eradicate – or “suppress” – crime in 3-6 months. People – even those inside moving vehicles – stop their tracks to take a selfie with or say hello to Dela Rosa, president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s choice to head the 160,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP).ĭuterte’s executive assistant Bong Go made the official announcement on Wednesday, May 18: the former Davao City police chief takes over the entire PNP at the same time that his “mentor,” the longtime Davao mayor, takes on his biggest role yet as president and commander-in-chiefĭela Rosa has a daunting task. Things have changed the past few days, the 54-year-old one-star general told Rappler. He recalled a time when he could walk around the streets of Davao City or even Camp Crame in Quezon City and elicit only the customary hello – if he’s lucky. MANILA, Philippines – Chief Superintendent Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is not used to getting attention.

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