Ronald dela Rosa
Ronald dela Rosa | |
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Dela Rosa in 2020 | |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
| Chair of the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Committee | |
| Assumed office July 22, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Panfilo Lacson |
| Chair of the Senate Peace, Unification and Reconciliation Committee | |
| In office July 22, 2019 – September 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Gregorio Honasan |
| Succeeded by | Panfilo Lacson |
| Director-General of the Bureau of Corrections | |
| In office April 30, 2018 – October 12, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Asec. Valfrie G. Tabian (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Usec. Nicanor Faeldon |
| Chief of the Philippine National Police | |
| In office July 1, 2016 – April 19, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | PDG Ricardo Marquez |
| Succeeded by | PGEN. Oscar Albayalde |
| City Director of the Davao City Police | |
| In office January 2012 – October 2013 | |
| Mayor | Sara Duterte Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Rene Aspera |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Danao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Marapon dela Rosa January 21, 1962 Santa Cruz, Davao (now Davao del Sur), Philippines |
| Political party | Partido Demokratiko Pilipino |
| Spouse |
Nancy Comandante (m. 1989) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Mindanao State University Philippine Military Academy (BS) University of Southeastern Philippines (MPA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Other names | Bato, Duroy (PMA), Bebot |
| Police career | |
| Service | |
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| Police office | Davao City Police Office |
| Service years | 1986–2018 |
| Rank | Director General |
Ronald Marapon dela Rosa (born January 21, 1962), known by his nickname Bato, is a Filipino politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as a Senator since 2019. He served under the Duterte administration as the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from July 1, 2016 to April 19, 2018, overseeing the government's war on drugs. He also served as Director General of the Bureau of Corrections from April 30 to October 12, 2018.
Dela Rosa is currently being investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for crimes against humanity due to his involvement in the drug war during the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, who has been arrested in March 2025. The ICC is expected to release more arrest warrants against people involved in the case. During a Senate hearing in October 2024, Duterte himself admitted on record that Dela Rosa is one of the heads of his death squad, a group which has killed thousands of criminals.