Dela Rosa’s camp turns over 6 more firearms to PNP in Cavite

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of fugitive Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa turned over six more of his firearms to the police in Cavite on Monday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.

“The turnover was facilitated by personnel of the PNP Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) and the Regional Civil Security Unit 4A in coordination with the local police,” the national police force detailed in a statement.

“The firearms were received from the Senator’s legal representative at his residence in Silang, Cavite, for temporary safekeeping, following established procedures,” it added without providing further details.

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Given this development, Dela Rosa’s camp has now surrendered 26 of the 117 firearms registered under his name, the PNP further noted.

The first 20 firearms were turned over to the police in Davao City last June 11.

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“The Philippine National Police remains committed to carrying out its mandate in accordance with the law and established procedures,” PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said in the statement.

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“We will continue to perform our duties professionally, fairly, and with respect for the legal rights of everyone involved,” he added.

Last May, the PNP FEO revoked dela Rosa’s license to own and possess firearms; as well as the registrations to all his guns.

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The move came amid the PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) efforts to arrest Dela Rosa through an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant alleging his participation in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.

Dela Rosa was last seen leaving the Senate last May 14 with Sen. Robin Padilla, who claimed the former merely hitched a ride on his vehicle, alighted in Makati City, and did not say where he was going next. /cb

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