![]() ![]() "If you are with me, then let’s do it, but if you are not with me, then you are finished."ĭela Rosa’s advantage comes from his being former chief of the PNP. What made him so successful so far in running the race? It's not only coincidence. In the latest survey covering April 2019, he got 36.7% – still above the comfortable 30% mark needed to win. Where Duterte-pardoned actor Robin Padilla acted as him. He reached his highest score in March 2019 with 44.8%, months after the release of his But then he bounced back in December to 35.7% after locking in a decision to run for the Senate. In September 2018, Dela Rosa landed in the red zone with 27% after he announced that he was planning to run for governor of his Davao del Sur. ![]() ” Months later in June 2018, his rating rose to 37.7%, as he was transitioning to the BuCor. On the day he bowed out of service in April 2018, he was showered with praise by Duterte, calling him the embodiment of “ He had not signified any intentions to run, and yet he took over in the rankings legacy names such as Estrada, Marcos, Aquino, Ejercito.ĭela Rosa jumped into the senatorial race, holding on to a steady post in the winning circle, save for a survey period where he dropped out of the top after announcing plans of running for a different post. ![]() In January 2018, describing in multiple occasions that he wanted to go back to his home province of Davao del Sur so he could just row a boat alone out to the sea and fish.īut President Rodrigo Duterte had other plans for him.ĭela Rosa was extended in the PNP for 3 months, then called to head the government’s “most difficult agency”, theĭuring his last month in the police service, polling firm Pulse Asia found in its survey for senatorial bets in March 2018 that Dela Rosa garnered 33.1% – for Senate aspirants, a safe score for victory. Barely out of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Dela Rosa was toiling as the country’s top cop, leading the administration’s bloody campaign on drugs for over a year-and-a-half already. Mayo attended the previous hearing but did not say anything as he invoked his right to remain silent.MANILA, Philippines – Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa was stuck in a difficult place. These police officers are now at the Senate detention center, except for Mayo who was under the custody of Metro Manila District Jail since December. Since the start of the hearings, at least 10 police officers have been cited in contempt for allegedly lying and confusing lawmakers with contradicting statements during the buy-bust operation. “After that kneeling and pleading them, someone approaches me saying: ‘Sir, next hearing, I will say the truth,” Dela Rosa added. I don’t care as far as the truth will prevail,” he said, partly in Filipino, noting that this strategy has even worked. “They said, I am debasing the image of the Senate for kneeling on the police officers. In a separate interview over the weekend, Dela Rosa defended his actions during the hearing saying he will do anything to know the truth. In a public hearing on Tuesday, Dela Rosa knelt before the PNP officers, pleading with them to speak the truth behind the alleged “cover-up” in the P6.7-billion worth of ‘shabu’ seized from Mayo. He, however, said the PNP’s investigation into the controversy has “opened a can of worms” about the deep roots of illegal drugs in the national police force. Azurin… He’s not yet off the hook,” Dela Rosa told the reporters.ĭomingo has since exempted Azurin from the case.ĭela Rosa said Azurin confirmed that he gave a directive to conduct a follow-up anti-drug operation but rejected claims of an attempted cover-up of Mayo’s involvement in the illegal drug trade. We don’t know yet because Domingo is still hiding something. In the next hearings, Domingo might say that PNP Chief (Azurin) cleared the cover-up of Mayo. “We can’t completely say that everything he’s been saying is true. Narciso Domingo, is still hiding information and may still divulge new claims in the coming days. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, the committee chairperson, said Mayo’s direct superior, relieved PNP-Drug Enforcement unit head Brig. in the 990-kilo shabu haul in October last year. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., in the alleged “massive attempt to cover up” the arrest of Master Sergeant Rodolfo Mayo Jr. The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs is not yet clearing former Philippine National Police Chief, Gen. ![]()
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