

Huwag tayong magpapasipsip sa kanila dahil forever nila tayong bu-bully-hin."ĭela Rosa said he had to leave the meeting ahead, as he had to attend to another committee deliberation on the compensation for victims of the Marawi siege.ĭela Rosa was the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief during the height of the drug war in 2016.ĭuring the meeting Tuesday, the EP lawmakers maintained their position urging the Philippines to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the drug war. May sarili tayong identity, may sarili tayong paninindigan. "Huwag mong lamunin iyong pride para lang magsipsip ka sa mga puti, magsipsip sa mga European. He also insisted on the Philippine government's position that it has a functioning justice system and independence to look into the cases of alleged human rights violations during the war on drugs.

But ang dating sa akin is parang ganoon," the senator added. "If I misinterpreted their actions, forgive me. Ang nakita ko dito, they came here to consult us, and to know the real situation, and to know the truth, but they come here as world police," he said.

He added that there were at least six thousand casualties on the country’s drug war based on PNP records, contrary to some report published by critics of D30 admin that it could reach to 30 thousand.MANILA - Sen. The lawmaker admitted that while he do not know where it will lead him - being one involved in the ICC investigation as the previous head of the Philippine National Police - he has no fear on whatever the outcome will be. In other developments, De la Rosa maintained that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction on the Philippines ahead of the impending investigations that the ICC will conduct regarding the previous administration’s war on drugs. However, the senator redeemed the Philippines can still ask for and rely on assistance from the US as its long-time ally and insisted that the US should “make it very clear” its intention over putting up more EDCA sites in the Philippines. “So we need to be wary of US schemes and it should always be a two-way street,” he added.ĭe la Rosa made these remarks after Senator Imee Marcos asked the security officials about four locations - Cagayan, Palawan, Zambales, and Isabela - that are all in northern Luzon, which were earlier mentioned as possible EDCA sites. “The procurement of the rifles for the PNP was halted by the United States,” De la Rosa said. This comes after the country’s security officials briefed senators about the proposed sites for more Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement facilities in the country, presided by the Committee on Foreign Relations, at the Senate.ĭe la Rosa recalled the experience of the Philippine National Police when it was augmenting military forces during the 2017 Marawi siege. Senator Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa on Wednesday warned his fellow land defenders to beware of possible manipulation scheme of the United States to establish bases in the Philippines amid its tension with Taiwan.
