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Dela Rosa on role in drug war: ‘Given the chance, I’d do it again’
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa stated he has no regrets regarding his implementation of former President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drug war campaign and would use the same approach if given the chance.
Dela Rosa asserted that a forceful and direct approach was necessary to combat drug personalities effectively and win the war on drugs.
He stated, "You can't fight a war, especially against the drug personalities, by being disente (decent), by being pa-cute-cute."
The senator, who was the Philippine National Police chief during Duterte's war on drugs, also strongly denied allegations that the PNP had a reward and quota system under his helm.
A Senate blue ribbon subcommittee will conduct a hearing on Duterte's drug war on October 28.
Dela Rosa expressed excitement to face Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, who made the allegations, during the hearing.
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Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has stated he will not take an indefinite leave of absence from the Senate amidst the ongoing probe into the government's war on drugs, asserting the public deserves to know the truth.
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte stated he takes full legal and moral responsibility for his administration's bloody war on drugs but denied that killing was a policy.
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Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros views former President Rodrigo Duterte as the "epitome" of the drug war and extrajudicial killings, stating she will question him in a potential Senate probe.
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte admitted under oath that he instructed police to "encourage" suspects to fight back to justify their killing, a tactic he explained as a way to avoid legal repercussions based on his experience as a criminal law instructor.
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Senator Bato Dela Rosa confirmed that former President Rodrigo Duterte will attend the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on October 28 concerning the war on drugs.
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