Ronald dela Rosa

This name uses Philippine naming customs. The maternal family name is Marapon and the paternal family name is dela Rosa.
Ronald dela Rosa
Director General of the Philippine National Police
Assumed office
July 1, 2016
President Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by Ricardo C. Marquez
Personal details
Born Ronald Marapon dela Rosa
(1962-01-21) January 21, 1962
Barangay Bato, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines[1]
Nationality Filipino
Alma mater Mindanao State University
Philippine Military Academy (Class of 1986)
University of Southeastern Philippines
Occupation Police officer
Military service
Allegiance  Philippines
Service/branch Philippine National Police
Rank Director General

Ronald Marapon dela Rosa (born January 21, 1962), also known as Bato[1] ("Rock"), is a Filipino police officer. He is currently the Director General of the Philippine National Police starting July 1, 2016.[2]

Early life and education

Dela Rosa was born on January 21, 1962 at Barangay Bato, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur.[1] He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in public administration from the Mindanao State University in 1982.[1] In the same year, he entered the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) and graduated in 1986 as part of PMA Sinagtala class.[3] He then earned a Masters of Public Administration degree in 1998 and a Ph.D. in development administration in 2006 from the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) in Davao City.[4][5]

Police career

Career beginnings

Dela Rosa entered the police force in 1986 as a young lieutenant of the now-defunct Philippine Constabulary in Davao.[5] In 1992, he was designated as chief inspector and worked as one of the staff at Police Regional Office (PRO)-Davao. In 1997, he was designated as police provincial director of Compostela Valley province. In 1999, he was detailed at the office of the Police Director of the Philippine National Police (PNP) at Cramp Crame in Quezon City and returned to PRO-Davao in 2001, where he continued his service as deputy chief of the ORPHRDD. In 2003, he was promoted as police superintendent and was assigned at the headquarters in Camp Catitipan in Davao City. He was transferred to Directorate for Human Resources Doctrine and Development as head of the training. In 2005, he was assigned at Davao City Police Office (DCPO) as city personnel officer. After eight months, he was transferred back to PRO-Davao and was promoted as chief of the Regional Intelligence and Investigation Division (RIID). In 2007, he became the director of the Compostela Valley Provincial Police Office (CVPPO) as its police chief. In 2008, he was promoted to a rank of senior superintendent. In 2009, he was moved to Davao del Sur where he served as director of the Davao del Sur Provincial Police Office (DSPPO). In 2011, he became the chief of the Regional Logistics and Research Development Division (RL-RDD) in PRO-Davao. One year after, he was assigned in Davao City as new director of the DCPO.

As Davao Police Chief

Dela Rosa was a former chief of the Davao City Police Office,[6] from January 2012 to October 2013 under the then-Mayor Duterte, and his daughter (now Davao City Mayor) Sara.[5] He made his mark in the police service during his stint with the DCPO where he spearheaded the crackdown on the carnapping syndicate allegedly masterminded by Ryan "Baktin" Yu in 2012, the successful rescue operation of a Chinese businesswoman who was kidnapped in 2013 and the implementation of Oplan Tukhang and Oplan Pakgang, his friendly approach in countering illegal drug trade and gangsterism. He was then transferred to another assignment at Camp Crame after his stint as DCPO director.

As Member of PNP Board of Inquiry and other Assignments

He also became a member of the PNP Board of Inquiry, which investigated the Mamasapano encounter, which claimed the lives of 44 Special Action Force commandos, 17 Moro Islamic Liberation Front members and five civilians while the cops were on a mission to arrest international terrorist Zulkifli Bin Hir, alias Marwan.[7] Before the May 9, 2016 elections, he was relieved as commander of the PNP’s Reactionary Standby Support Force RSSF due to his alleged Facebook post, which was supposed to be pro-Duterte.[8]

As PNP Chief

Dela Rosa was handpicked by then presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte as the new PNP Chief on May 19, 2016.[9] On July 1, 2016, he was officially sworn in as the 21st chief of the Philippine National Police while being promoted to Director-General, the highest-ranked PNP officer.[10]

Personal life

Dela Rosa is married and has three children. During his wedding, then-Mayor (and now President) Rodrigo Duterte stood as one of the principal sponsors.[5]

Coming from a poor family, Dela Rosa likes to cook maruya or banana fritter.[11]

Dela Rosa told news anchor Julius Babao on his morning public service program Aksyon Ngayon on DZMM that he frequently goes to confession to seek forgiveness after he has killed criminals, declaring that "[he is] no cold-blooded killer".[12]

Since he became PNP chief, he appeared or guested in several TV shows, most notably in the Trabahula segment of ABS-CBN's noontime variety show, It's Showtime,[13] and GMA's sunday variety show, Sunday PinaSaya, where he met Rodney "Dugong" Juterte (portrayed by Jose Manalo).[14]

Dela Rosa is a fan of PBA basketball team Barangay Ginebra San Miguel since the era of former prominent player-coach Robert Jaworski.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tejano, I. (2016, May 18). Duterte picks Dela Rosa as next PNP chief, Sun Star Davao
  2. ↑ De Jesus, J. L.It’s official: Dela Rosa is new PNP chief, Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2016
  3. ↑ Dalizon, Alfred P. "More on PMA Class 1986.". Journal Online. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ↑ University of Southeastern Philippines - Ronald dela Rosa Congratulatory Tarp
  5. 1 2 3 4 Cupin, Bea (May 19, 2016). "Duterte's 'Bato': Who is Ronald dela Rosa?". Rappler. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ Mellejor, Lillian C. (May 17, 2016). "Duterte places 3 former Davao police chiefs on PNP Chief shortlist". Interaksyon. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "BOARD OF INQUIRY AWARDED FOR INVALUABLE SERVICE". PNP.GOV.PH. PNP Public Information Office. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Mellejor/Carillo, Ayan/Lovely (4 May 2016). "Davao's The Rock 'bato' and Vin Diesel Gen. Dela Rosa relieved (May 4, 2016)". The Mindanao Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Felipe, Cecile Suerte. "Davao's 'The Rock' is next PNP chief (May 19, 2016)". Philstar Global. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Jesus, Julliane Love De. "It's official: Dela Rosa is new PNP chief (July 1, 2016)". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Takumi, Rie. "PNP chief is tough on criminals but has a soft side, too (July 20, 2016)". GMA News. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Bato: I am no cold-blooded killer". ABS-CBN Corporation. June 10, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ "WATCH: New PNP chief visits 'It's Showtime' (July 21, 2016)". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Bato dela Rosa, nakaharap si Rodney Juterte". GMA News. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (October 7, 2016). "As a Ginebra fan, PNP chief Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa is as solid as a rock". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
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