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'Bato' Dela Rosa assumes command of PNP


Police Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday formally assumed command of the 160,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP) during a ceremony at the police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

Upon his assumption to the post as the highest police official, President Rodrigo Duterte conferred on Dela Rosa the four-star rank, the highest rank in the PNP Officer Corps.

Dela Rosa replaces retired PNP chief Ricardo Marquez. Duterte arrived 40 minutes late for the ceremony, where he was accorded arrival honors.

Among those who attended the ceremony are former President Fidel Ramos, Senators Manny Pacquiao and Risa Hontiveros, and Muntinlupa Rep. Rodolfo Biazon.

Before assuming the top PNP post, Dela Rosa was executive officer of the Directorate for Human Resources and Doctrine Development.

He also served various leadership positions in the command group of the PNP Intelligence Group from October 2013 to December 2014.

He rose from junior officer to field grade officer while serving various assignments in Mindanao as Battalion Commander of the 11th Regional Mobile Group, Regional Intelligence Officer, Compostela Valley Provincial Director, Davao Del Sur Provincial Director and head of the Mindanao Satellite Office of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF).

Bato was also Regional Logistics Officer for Southern Mindanao in 2011 to 2012 and city director of the Davao City Police Office in 2013. — VVP, GMA News

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