Dela Rosa sworn in as new PNP chief

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) walks beside Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (L) during Dela Roasa's Assumption of Command Ceremony at the Camp Crame in Manila on July 1, 2016. Authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines' president on June 30, after promising a ruthless and deeply controversial war on crime would be the main focus of his six-year term. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) walks beside Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald ““Bato”” Dela Rosa (L) during Dela Rosa’s Assumption of Command Ceremony at the Camp Crame in Manila on July 1, 2016. Authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines’ president on June 30, after promising a ruthless and deeply controversial war on crime would be the main focus of his six-year term. / AFP PHOTO / NOEL CELIS

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is now officially the 21st chief of the Philippine National Police.

President Rodrigo Duterte formally installed Dela Rosa as the head of the 160,000-police force in a ceremony at the PNP headquarters this morning.

Dela Rosa, a former Chief of Davao City Police, was personally handpicked by President Duterte, to take over the police force in a bid to fulfill his promise to suppress illegal drugs and criminality in the country.

Before assuming the top PNP post, Dela Rosa, a member of PMA” Sinagtala” class of 1986, was the Executive Officer of the Directorate for Human resource and doctrine development.

He also held positions in the command group of the PNP Intelligence Group from October 2013 to December 2014.