![]() “Aside from President Duterte, Dela Rosa became the face of the strong anti-drug campaign. When one speaks of the drug war – boon and bane of the administration – mentioning the name of Bato dela Rosa is unavoidable. PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa presents alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa after arriving in the Philippines from Abu Dhabi at Camp Crame on November 18, 2016. (This is already my second round),” he added.įACE OF THE DRUG WAR. But at least I already had the edge because when I was PNP chief, I already went around all of those areas.) If you have more time, you should go to at least all urban centers of each province. (At the very least, you go to each urban center in each region. Pero at least nakakalamang na ako dahil noong chief PNP ako, naikot ko na lahat ng areas na ‘yan Kung meron ka pang time, at least lahat ng urban centers ng bawat probinsya mapuntahan mo. In all instances, he was heavilyĪt least man lang, lahat ng urban centers ng bawat region ay mapuntahan mo. Outside his image-making from the capital, the police chief post also enjoyed an undeniable logistical boost for regional campaigning.Īs police chief, Dela Rosa traveled all over the Philippines to meet with police officials for command conferences, oversee turnover ceremonies, visit families and wounded cops, and respond to crises. You can’t manufacture that or create it,” said Severino Sarmenta, former chairman of the Ateneo de Manila University’s communication department, who studies communication in election campaigns. “People who want to vote for him seem to see a kindred spirit: somebody who talks like them, sounds like them, and comes from their simple roots. In live television broadcasts, he shamelessly stares at the camera with a grin while bouncing his head. ![]() When he’s infuriated, he walks down the line of newbies to confront them, ignoring protocol and the layers of command between them. His decorum bears little resemblance to that of the 4-star generals who marched before him. Just as Duterte is an unconventional president, Dela Rosa was his The way he speaks, his mannerisms, his way of thinking,” Arjan Aguirre, a political science instructor at the Ateneo de Manila University, told Rappler in an interview. ![]() From the start, he had been among the most recognizable personalities in the new era that President Duterte had promised.Įverybody immediately knew Bato: the bald, barrel-chested, Visayan-accented police general. "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. MANILA, Philippines – Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa was stuck in a difficult place.
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