READ: Dela Rosa to cops involved in illegal drugs: 'Evaporate!'. (Y)

This was the order of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa to police officers involved in the illegal drug trade.

LOCOS NORTE – "Evaporate!"

In his first official visit to the Ilocos Norte police provincial office on Saturday, Dela Rosa warned and threatened police officers involved in illegal drug operations, saying they will not last long in service.

"Kapag meron dito na involved sa iligal na droga, pepersonalin ko kayo. Hindi kayo magtatagal, mamamatay kayo. Mamamatay kayo kapag talagang involved kayo sa droga," Dela Rosa said.

(If there is anyone here who is involved with illegal drugs, I will take you personally. You will not last long, you will die. You will really die if you are involved with drugs.)

Dela Rosa added that police officers who are not with him in the war against illegal drugs should resign and "evaporate."

“If you are with me, tapusin natin itong problema. If you are not with me, then you step out. You evaporate! Umalis kayo sa serbisyo!" he said.

(If you are with me, let us finish the problem. If you are not with me, then step out. You evaporate! Leave your posts!)

Dela Rosa stressed that when the PNP fails to fight and eliminate the illegal drug problem in the country, Filipinos have no one to blame but the police.

"Kung tayo ay natalo, tayo ay nag-fail, sino ba sisihin ng taong bayan? Sisihin ba nila ang PDEA? Hindi. Sisihin ba ng taong bayan ang NBI? Hindi. Sisihin ba nila ang local government units? Hindi. Sino ang sisihin ng taong bayan? Ang PNP," he said.

(If we lose, if we fail, who will the people blame? Will they blame PDEA? No. Will they blame the NBI? No. Will they blame the local government units? No. Who will the people blame? The PNP.)

He explained that the PNP is the one to blame since it is the office mandated by President Rodrigo Duterte to combat illegal drugs.

He reiterated his earlier promise of stepping down from office if the war on drugs fails.

“I am ready to step down, anytime na sabihin ni President na you failed, you lose. You lose the game, you lose the war. Hindi ako kagaya ng ibang opisyal na kapit tuko sa posisyon na maninira pa ng kapwa opisyal para manatili sa pwesto," Dela Rosa said.

(I am ready to step down anytime President Duterte says that I failed and I lost. You lose the game, you lose the war. I am not like other officials who cling so hard to their positions and would even go to the extent of destroying other officials just to stay in power.)

After the program, Dela Rosa and his family, together with Governor Imee Marcos, joined the policemen in a boodle fight.



SOURCE: ABS-CBN