Ronnie Dayan “Self-Confessed Lover” of Sen. de Lima Arrested in La Union

Ronnie Dayan is a former driver/bodyguard and self-confessed ex-lover of Senator de Lima was finally arrested by the La Union Police at 11.30 am in Sitio Turod, Bgy. San Felipe, San Juan, La Union yesterday.

At the same day Dayan, was immediately brought to Camp Crame from La Union and then quickly presented by PNP Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in media for press briefing.


At around 5:45 pm, Dayan was presented in media with no handcuffs and wearing a white t-shirt with bullet proof vest, fatigue short pants and slippers in the lobby of the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame.

During the media interview, Dayan is very cautious of answering the media’s question. Most often the PNP Chief dela Rosa is the one who answering all their questions and telling the media that all their question will be answered tomorrow when Dayan finally presented in the House of Representative for the continues investigation of illegal drug trade in New Bilibid Prison where Dayan was accused of being the alleged bagman of collecting drug money of then Justice secretary de Lima.

But when ask about his real relationship with Sen. de Lima, he immediately answered that they become lovers for seven years that lasted in 2014. While Sen. de Lima earlier admitted their relationships several days before in media.

After Dayan’s arrested, he confess that no one hid him? No one help him? He also mention that he became ill after having arthritis because of eating vegetables everyday.

Dayan, also clarify how and when he was arrested by La Union Police, he said that he was arrested after several hours of hiding in the mountain and finally caught by the police in a farm where he decided to stop running and awaits the police to captured him.