By Mar Gabriel
Eagle News Service
The Indonesian police has conferred Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa with the nation’s highest award given to security authorities.
Dela Rosa, who has spearheaded the Philippines’ war against drugs, received the Bintang Bhayangkara Utama award for his contribution to the security not only of the Philippines but also of Indonesia.
The PNP and the Indonesia National Police are pioneer members of the ASEAN Association of Police Chief or the ASEANAPOL, which fights terrorism, piracy, smuggling, transnational crime, and illegal drugs, among others.
“According to general (INP chief) Tito Karnavian, he would like to thank General Bato for the rockstar-like inspiration to the Indonesian police and Indonesian people on how to fight the war on drugs,” Dela Rosa added.
He thanked Indonesia President Joko Widodo and the chief of the Indonesian police for giving the medal of honor, which he said was “doubly significant” for him.
Apart from Dela Rosa, the Minister for Home Affairs of Singapore, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, Commissioner of the Royal Brunei Police Force, Inspector General of the Royal Malaysia Police, the Commissioner of the Singapore Police, and the Director of the Internal Security Department of Singapore received the award.
