PNP Chief Bato dela Rosa says Pres. Duterte does not micromanages him.
BATO DELA ROSA – Philippine National Police Chief Director Gen. Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa said that Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte does not micromanages him.
Based on a recent news report in GMA News Online, the head of the PNP spoke in a media conference and denied that Pres. Duterte micromanages him. According to PNP Chief Bato, the President has a big trust on him.
According to the news report, the statement of the PNP Chief that he is not being micromanaged by the President is a reaction to the report of the Senate regarding the death of the mayor of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr.
The PNP Chief said that Pres. Duterte is a “hands on leader” but he knows what PNP Chief Bato is going to do.
“‘Pag may nagtatanong sa kanya, sinasabi niya na, ‘Bahala na si Bato diyan.’ O kaya sa akin sinasabi niya na, ‘Bahala ka na mag-decide, alam mo na ‘yan,'” the PNP Chief said based on the report.
[When he is asked, he would say, ‘It’s up to Bato.’ Or he would tell me, ‘It’s up to you to decide, you already known that.’]
Based on the news report, PNP Chief Bato expressed that he knows what the President wants and his “desire”. He said that Pres. Duterte needs not to dictate him on what to do as the wants of the President is already in his mind.
“Hindi niya ako kailangan diktahan. Nakaprogram na sa utak ko kung ano ang gusto niya,” he said.
Based on a previous news report, a Senate hearing has been held regarding the death of Mayor Espinosa while he was in the custody of the authorities. The allegation that there was a ‘premeditation’ has even come to the surface.
According to the report, during the Senate hearing, PNP Chief dela Rosa was there and he went emotional after Sen. Migz Zubiri expressed the support and the trust of the lawmakers to him.
“Sa tingin ko, ikaw na lang ang pinagkakatiwalaan namin. Ikaw na lang talaga ang pag-asa namin, because we believe in you,” the Senador told the PNP Chief based on the report.
PNP Chief Bato went emotional and expressed that sometimes he say that he really don’t know who to trust. He expressed his desire to reform the PNP and vowed to clean it to the best that he can.
