By Mar Gabriel
Eagle News Service
President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa to form five more battalions that can help in the fight against terrorism.
Dela Rosa said he received the instruction on Wednesday night.
“So we will be adding …more battalions of Special Action Force,” Dela Rosa said, noting that one SAF battalion was composed of 500 people.
According to the PNP chief, the additional men were apart from the five SAF battalions already approved by the National Police Commission.
Term extension
Asked about Dela Rosa’s newest term extension, the PNP chief said he did not know when his new term would end.
He said he did not ask the President about this as it would seem “self-serving” and the President might be “turned off.”
During his term, though, Dela Rosa said that he would concentrate on “internal cleansing,” apart from the fight against drugs and terrorism.
“Yun ang mga remaining issues na gusto niya talagang mabigyan ng pansin,” he said.