Faced with the daunting task to eradicate crime, the illegal drug menace and corruption in the country, the 21st Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) assumed his post on July 1, 2016 with rock-hard determination to succeed in this mission.

Nicknamed “Bato”, a moniker borrowed from Barangay Bato, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur where he grew up, Police Director General Ronald Marapon de la Rosa is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy “Sinagtala” Class of 1986. From his humble beginnings in Davao del Sur, he was able to finish high school but almost missed college because of financial difficulties, until he passed a scholarship application at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City.

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