Ronald dela Rosa

Bato dela Rosa
Bato dela Rosa
	Official portrait, 2025
Senator of the Philippines
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2019
Chair of the Senate Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 29, 2025
Preceded by	Bong Revilla
Chair of the Senate Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Committee
	In office; July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2025
Preceded by	Panfilo Lacson
Succeeded by	JV Ejercito
Director-General of the Bureau of Corrections
	In office; April 30, 2018 – October 12, 2018
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Valfrie G. Tabian (acting)
Succeeded by	Nicanor Faeldon
Chief of the Philippine National Police
	In office; July 1, 2016 – April 19, 2018
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Ricardo Marquez
Succeeded by	Oscar Albayalde
City Director of the Davao City Police
	In office; January 2012 – October 2013
Mayor	Sara Duterte; Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Rene Aspera
Succeeded by	Vicente Danao
Personal details
Born	Ronald Marapon dela Rosa; January 21, 1962; Santa Cruz, Davao (now Davao del Sur), Philippines
Party	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
Spouse	Nancy Comandante (m. 1989)
Children	3
Alma mater	Mindanao State University; Philippine Military Academy (BS); University of Southeastern Philippines (MPA, PhD)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Police general (Retired)
Military service
Years of service	1986–2019
Other names	Bato, Duroy (PMA), Bebot
	Police career
Service	Philippine Constabulary; Bureau of Corrections; Philippine National Police; ;
Division	PNP Intelligence Group; PNP DHRDD; Police Regional Office 11; Davao Del Sur Police Provincial Office; Compostela Valley Police Provincial Office; ;
Police office	Davao City Police Office
Service years	1986–2018
Rank	Director General

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Ronald Marapon dela Rosa (born January 21, 1962), known by his nickname Bato, is a Filipino politician and retired police officer who has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2019. He served under the Duterte administration as the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from July 1, 2016 to April 19, 2018, overseeing the government's war on drugs. He also served as director general of the Bureau of Corrections from April 30 to October 12, 2018.

Dela Rosa is currently being investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for crimes against humanity due to his involvement in the drug war during the administration of Rodrigo Duterte, who was arrested in March 2025 and is currently detained at The Hague. During a Senate hearing in October 2024, Duterte called Dela Rosa one of the commanders of his death squad. On November 8, 2025, Philippine Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla claimed that the ICC had allegedly issued an arrest warrant for Dela Rosa, though the ICC denied it at the time. Since November 11, 2025, Dela Rosa has been absent from Senate sessions, though his lawyer Israelito Torreon claimed he is not in hiding but verifying the validity of the ICC arrest warrant.