The Philippine National Police (PNP) has received more than 500 tips on the possible whereabouts of wanted Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, prompting search operations across various parts of the country, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said.
Nartatez said authorities have validated the information and deployed police teams to Mindanao, the Visayas, Bicol, Southern Tagalog, Luzon and remote islands.
He added that the PNP is coordinating with other law enforcement agencies and local communities to locate and arrest Dela Rosa, who has been in hiding since May following an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over his alleged role in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
Meanwhile, the police are also pursuing other high-profile fugitives, including former lawmaker Zaldy Co, former Bureau of Corrections chief Gerald Bantag and businessman Atong Ang.
Nartatez said the PNP has conducted more than 500 operations against wanted individuals and removed around 200,000 names from its list of approximately 500,000 wanted persons.
Source: PhilNews24 | November 10, 2026
