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Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa during the Senate hearing on the assassination of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo in Pasay City on May 10, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa

Arthur Fuentes

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171456404199420230830-senate-bato-dela-rosa-SPRIB.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa appeals to the six police officers allegedly involved in the killing of Jerhode ‘Jemboy’ Baltazar to tell the truth and not give the public more reason to doubt the integrity of the police force during the resumption of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs&#x27; hearing on August 30, 2023.Voltaire F. Domingo, Senate PRIB/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa appeals to the six police officers allegedly involved in the killing of Jerhode ‘Jemboy’ Baltazar to tell the truth and not give the public more reason to doubt the integrity of the police force during the resumption of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs&#x27; hearing on August 30, 2023.<em>Voltaire F. Domingo, Senate PRIB/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA - The allegedly leaked documents from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency are authentic, Senator Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; dela Rosa on Wednesday said, amid suggestions that the documents were AI-generated.</p><p>In an interview with Teleradyo Serbisyo, Dela Rosa said he would bet his life on the authenticity of the documents, which linked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to illegal drugs.</p><p>PDEA earlier released a statement dismissing the documents as fake and warning the public against believing such claims &quot;in an age where Artificial Intelligence can generate realistic fake videos, spurious documents.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/1/gov-t-agencies-warn-officials-public-vs-sharing-confidential-documents-1604">READ: Gov&#x27;t agencies warn officials, public vs sharing confidential documents</a></div><p>&quot;Kung sinabi ng PDEA na ito ay AI-generated, na ito ay gawa-gawa lang sa computer, ay hindi po ako makapaniwala,&quot; Dela Rosa said.</p><p>(If PDEA said that this is AI-generated and just created with a computer--I do not believe it.)</p><p>Dela Rosa also clarified his earlier statement saying that he believed PDEA&#x27;s statement that the allegedly leaked documents were not in their records.</p><p>He said that PDEA may be right in claiming that the documents were not part of their records, but this does not mean that the documents were not real.  </p><p>The former chief of the Philippine National Police said there were markings on the documents that pointed to their authenticity, including punch-hole marks on the photocopy.</p><p>&quot;Kung sinabi nila na non-existent talaga yang papel na yan,&#x27; di ako naniniwala,&quot; Dela Rosa said.</p><p>(If they say that the paper was really non-existent, I don&#x27;t believe it.)</p><p>The contents of the alleged leak also showed that the vehicles that were going to be used for the PDEA surveillance operation were &quot;organic&quot; vehicles of the agency, Dela Rosa said.</p><p>&quot;I bet my life dun sa authenticity ng papel na yun. Masasabi ko talaga na totoo (I can really say that they are real).&quot;</p><p>Dela Rosa meanwhile insisted that the Senate investigation on the alleged leak was &quot;in aid of legislation, not in aid of persecution.&quot;</p><p>During former President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s tirades against Marcos, Dela Rosa was quoted in an interview by another news outlet that Marcos was never in the PNP&#x27;s narco-list.</p><p>PDEA also dismissed Duterte&#x27;s claim that Marcos was on PDEA&#x27;s drug watchlist.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/29/24/ferdinand-marcos-jr-never-in-our-watch-list-pdea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. &#x27;never in our watch list&#x27;-- PDEA</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3026783"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>In an interview with Teleradyo Serbisyo, Dela Rosa said he would bet his life on the authenticity of the allegedly leaked PDEA documents.</p>

In an interview with Teleradyo Serbisyo, Dela Rosa said he would bet his life on the authenticity of the allegedly leaked PDEA documents.

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'Bato' insists PDEA 'leaked' documents authentic, says paper not AI-generated

Arthur Fuentes,

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Published May 01, 2024 08:34 PM PHT

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Updated May 02, 2024 08:31 AM PHT

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