The job of national police chief was given to Oscar Albayalde, a strict disciplinarian who has been in charge of Metro Manila, where the vast majority of the thousands of drugs war killings have occurred. The outgoing police chief, Ronald dela Rosa, also served in Davao. "We will not relent on our war against illegal drugs and other forms of criminality. The outgoing police chief, Dela Rosa, will head the bureau of corrections. In his departure speech, Dela Rosa lauded Duterte's for his courage to order an all-out war on drugs, and pledged his "unquestionable loyalty" to him.

Source: Bangkok Post April 19, 2018 09:45 UTC