MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he is extending the term of Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa for “two to three months" to help introduce reforms in Mindanao. And I need to extend the tour of duty General dela Rosa to something like two to three months,” Duterte told reporters. Duterte earlier confirmed he was set to appoint Dela Rosa as the next head of the Bureau of Corrections when the PNP chief retires on January 21 next year. The drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison, a facility managed by the BuCor, was a talking point for Duterte during the 2016 election campaign. READ: BuCor chief quits over resurgence of Bilibid drug trade

Source: Philippine Star December 13, 2017 10:30 UTC