AS SENATE PROBE NEARS
Bato on Duterte drug war: 'No regrets, I will do it again'
Former police chief turned Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa said Thursday that he does not regret implementing the bloody anti-drug war campaign of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
“No, no regrets [on my part]. If you are going to give me the chance to do it again, I will do it again. The same approach,” dela Rosa told reporters.
Based on police records, around 6,000 people were killed in the drug war. Dela Rosa, however, said it was the only way "to win the battle."
“You can't fight a war, especially against the drug personalities, by being disente, by being pa-cute-cute. [There’s] no way you can win the battle, win the war [against drugs with that]. you have to be forceful enough to send your message down the spine of these criminals,” Dela Rosa added.
Dela Rosa's statement comes days before the Senate is set to begin its probe into Duterte's drug war, which will be conducted on Monday, October 28.
The former PNP chief said that he "does not need to prepare" for the hearing.
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