The 21st Chief of Philippine National Police (PNP) and Director-General Ronald Marapon Dela Rosa aka ‘General Bato’ was honored with the prestigious 2016 Gusi Peace Prize International Laureate last Wednesday, November 23, at the Philippine International Convention Center.
General Bato is the lone Filipino awardee in this year’s Gusi Peace Prize Laureates. Other Laureates this year include, Dr. Kingsley Faulker (USA), Atty. Amor Masovic (India), Dr. Jiang Baoguo (Japan), Dr. Phillip Fiddler (Egypt), Hon. Kmamahiya Lal Ganju (iran), Hon. Daisaku Ikeda (Romania), Hon. Ahmed Kashadah (Sudan), Dr. Khalid Ismail (Syria), Hon. Bani Adam (United Kingdom), Hon. Nicolae Banicioiu (USA), Hon. Abdalla El-Badri (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Arch. Mousallam Sakka Amini (United Kingdom), Hon. Nicolas Hagger (United Kingdom), Dr Vincent Giampapa (2014 nominee for Nobel Peace Prize from Newark, NJ) and PM Timothy Harris (Saint Kitts and Nevis), among others.
Dela Rosa joins Asia’s First Tony Award winner (she also won the Laurence Olivier Award for the same role) Lea Salonga (2009) and The One and Only Philippine Superstar Nora Aunor (2015) as previous awardees from the Philippines.
