Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa takes the government’s war on the illegal drug trade seriously.
Dela Rosa said he takes to heart the anti-drug campaign, and often reminded cops to do the same when he was the country’s police chief. Now that he’s a senator, Dela Rosa renewed his appeal to policemen to be “proactive” in pursuing those involved in the illicit drug trade.
“Well, para doon sa mga kapulisan natin, ‘no, palagi ko sinasabi sa kanila noong ako pa ang hepe nila, alam n’yo, ‘yung problema sa droga ay dapat isapuso ninyo ‘yan,” he said in a statement on Sunday.
“Kung sabi ng iba, ‘Trabaho lang, walang personalan,’ sa akin, personalan ito, hindi ito trabaho lang. Pepersonalin ko itong mga kriminal na ito, lalo na itong involved sa droga dahil ang mga posibleng mga magiging biktima nito’y mga anak ko, mga apo ko,” he said.
The senator served as chief of the Philippine National Police during the Duterte administration before running for senator in 2019. He is now chairperson of the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs.
Dela Rosa told cops that the anti-drug drive is mainly to protect families from the dangerous drugs.
“Kailangan unahan na natin ito sila, hindi po pwedeng maghintay tayo. So, dapat, kayong mga pulis, proactive tayo sa ating trabaho,” he said.
“Isipin ninyo palagi na ‘yung ginagawa ninyo, hindi lang ‘yan performance of duty, kundi isipin ninyo, ginagawa ninyo ‘yan para sa kapakanan ng inyong mga anak, mga apo na pwedeng magiging biktima nitong mga lango sa pinagbabawal na droga,” he added.
