SENATOR BATO DELA ROSA

RONALD “BATO” DELA ROSA

PH.D., CSEE

• In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Marapon and

the surname or paternal family name is dela Rosa.
• Ronald Marapon dela Rosa (born January 21, 1962[3]), also known as Bato,[2] is
a Filipino politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as a 
senator of the Philippines since 2019. He served under the Duterte administration
 as the chief of the Philippine National Police from July 1, 2016, to April 19, 2018,
overseeing the government's anti-drug campaign; he also served as the Director
General of the Bureau of Corrections from April 30 to October 12, 2018.[4]
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

• Dela Rosa was born on January 21, 1962, at Barangay Bato, 

Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, to Teodoro Diamaton dela Rosa Sr. and
Anesia Cruspero Marapon.[1][2] His family was "dirt poor" as his father
earned little money working as a tricycle driver.[5][6] The young Dela
Rosa worked as a fish market porter and bus conductor.
• Dela Rosa is a senator who went to Mindanao State University (MSU)
to study for a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration.[2][7][8]
[9]
 In 1982, he left MSU to join the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)
and graduated in 1986 as part of PMA Sinagtala class.[9][10] He then
earned a Master of Public Administration degree in 1998 and a Ph.D.
 in development administration in 2006 from the 
University of Southeastern Philippines in Davao City
• Dela Rosa is a senator who went to Mindanao State University (MSU)
to study for a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration.[2][7][8]
[9]
 In 1982, he left MSU to join the Philippine Military Academy (PMA)
and graduated in 1986 as part of PMA Sinagtala class.[9][10] He then
earned a Master of Public Administration degree in 1998 and a Ph.D.
 in development administration in 2006 from the 
University of Southeastern Philippines in Davao City
• Dela Rosa was nicknamed "Bato" during his first assignment in
Davao, when his upperclassmen likened his body to a rock
POLICE CAREER

• Dela Rosa joined the police force in 1986 as a Lieutenant of the now-
defunct Philippine Constabulary[n 2] in Davao City.[12] 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.
• In 1999, he was assigned to the office of the Police Director of the
Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame in Quezon City. In
2001, he returned to PRO-Davao and continued his service as deputy
chief of the Office of the Regional Personnel and Human Resource
and Development Division (ORPHRDD) of Region XI. In 2003, he was
promoted to Police Superintendent and was assigned to Camp
Catitipan in Davao City
• e was then transferred to the Directorate for Human Resources
Doctrine and Development as head of training. In 2005, he was
assigned to the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) as a 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. In 2012, he was
assigned to Davao City as the new director of the Davao City Police
Office