Dela Rosa’s wife to ‘powerful few’: He needs help, not persecution

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s wife, Nancy dela Rosa, has pleaded to the “powerful few” not to use her husband for their personal agenda, stressing the senator needs help, not persecution.

She also thanked dela Rosa’s supporters saying they have helped her realize “that there are millions who still believe and support” them.

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“I just pray that the powerful few who were also his friends would come to realize he is not their enemy nor the enemy of this state. [Please] do not use him for your personal agenda,” she said in a post on Facebook late Monday.

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“He has helped you in countless ways and he has done you no wrong personally. He needs your help, not your persecution,” Nancy added.

The senator’s wife made the statement amid an ongoing hunt for Bato with an announced one-week ultimatum for his surrender and a P50-million bounty for his capture.

Bato has been in hiding amid an International Criminal Court arrest warrant after he was named among the co-perpetrators in former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.

READ: Hunt for Bato dela Rosa sets 1-week ultimatum, P50-M bounty

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Meanwhile, several senators have called for giving dela Rosa due process.

Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Sens. JV Ejercito and Ping Lacson are also calling for dela Rosa’s peaceful arrest. /jpv