Clearly, as announced by Secretary Del Rosario, Marawi shall rise again before the term of President Duterte ends and most of the major infrastructures shall be done on or before December of 2021. – Rappler.MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)-Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said he is satisfied with the progress of the government's ongoing rehabilitation and recovery efforts in the war-torn city.ĭela Rosa expressed his satisfaction over the accomplishments of Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) during the commemoration program for the 4th anniversary of Marawi liberation held at the City Hall Gym, Saturday, October 16. Police have been accused of violating human rights and due process in the name of Duterte’s war on drugs. “I know how to implement it in a way that it won’t violate human rights because I was a victim of martial law myself,” he said. ![]() Still, Dela Rosa, who considers himself a “good soldier” says should the current government declare martial law and he be tasked to implement it, he’ll know how to do it right. ![]() Decades later, Dela Rosa lead the police force in its war on drugs. Years later, the PC would merge with the Integrated National Police (INP), forming the fully civilian PNP. “Welcome, my soldiers,” the late president Cory Aquino told the class then. The PMA class of 1986 also happens to be the first class to graduate from the prestigious academy after EDSA Revolution toppled Marcos. PMA classes sometimes draw lots to determine which future junior officers go to which service. “That’s fate, destiny,” explained Dela Rosa. Why join the service that he saw abuse its power firsthand? Ironically, Dela Rosa ended up a commissioned officer of the PC, the precursor to the PNP, after he graduated from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 1986. Since September 2016, the Philippines has been under a state of national emergency. Do you think I’d advice Martial Law myself?” he added. “We were brought to the PC barracks, made to line up, made to face a machine gun and then we were told to pray because we were going to face a firing squad because of the curfew violation. We were walking in our barangay, the PC caught us and made us ride the 6×6.” “We were caught violating the curfew because we were watching boxing. He was a victim of the PC’s abuse of power too. They force-fed my father and his face was swollen. “He was fed grilled bangus that still had hot charcoal on it. In a previous interview with media, Dela Rosa detailed the kind of torture his own father went through. I was riding on top of the tricycle,” Dela Rosa told Rappler last week. He was a tricycle driver then and he was beaten up by PC (Philippine Constabulary) because he was overloading. I still remember the suffering we had to go through during martial law. ![]() The Marcos regime is marred by human rights violations, enforced disappearances, and millions of pesos stolen from government coffers.īut despite Duterte’s pronouncements about martial law, Dela Rosa is one (former) soldier who would really rather not see it happen again. The privilege was suspended during the time of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the same time he declared martial law. Suspending the privilege means law enforcers – police included – may arrest anyone despite the absence of a warrant. In another instance, he said he could suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus should lawlessness continue. ![]() It’s hard not to ask questions about rumors of a supposed plan to declare martial law in the Philippines.Īfter all, Dela Rosa’s boss, President Rodrigo Duterte himself has admitted that he’s “ tempted” to declare martial law. We’ll make sure nothing gets past us,” the PNP chief told media shortly after he said the police force was under “terror alert level 3” after a foiled blast near the United States embassy in Manila. We will just make sure that happen again. We do not have plans, that’s far from our minds. In press conference after press conference, in the aftermath of another supposed bomb threat or improved explosive device scare, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa has had to deny, time and time again, an alleged plot to declare martial law in the Philippines once more.
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