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Gordon calls PNP chief ‘Bato-gan’ for failing to solve killings


Senator Richard Gordon said he might as well refer to Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa as “Bato-gan” or lazy over the Philippine National Police's (PNP) failure to solve riding-in-tandem crimes.

“Babaguhin ko na ang pangalan ni General Bato. Pagka-ganyan, lalagyan ko ng ‘gan,’ ‘Bato-gan.’ Dahil ang lumalabas eh ang daming namamatay. Wala silang [ginagawa],” Gordon, chairman of the Senate justice and human rights committee, told reporters in an interview.

“They will serve the President and this country better if they do their job,” he said.

Gordon is the author of the proposed motorcycle crime prevention bill, which mandates bigger and reflectorized plate numbers for all motorcycles and scooters.

The bill also proposes that persons committing a crime through or with a backrider or backriders face life imprisonment.

Dela Rosa is known for his monicker “Bato” or rock. According to the PNP chief, the nickname came from senior Davao police officials who gave him the moniker after undergoing training.

Gordon made the remarks against Dela Rosa as he slammed the PNP chief as a “coward” for failing to advise President Rodrigo Duterte about the reinstatement of the top cop tagged in the slay of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa, Sr.

“Ang hirap sa PNP, hindi nila ina-advisean ang Presidente. Dapat deretsa sabihin makakasama sa police force 'yan. That is also the duty of the people around the President,” Gordon said.

Supt Marvin Marcos of the Leyte CIDG was reinstated to active duty and was even given the top post at the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Soccsksargen despite homicide charges against him over Espinosa’s death. —KG/KVD, GMA News

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