Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge P/Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. will have big shoes to fill as questions behind the relief of his predecessor continue to linger, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Wednesday, August 27. Nartatez replaced P/Gen. Nicolas Torre III after...
Senators on Tuesday, August 26 agree that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has the sole prerogative to remove Police General Nicolas Torre III as Philippine National Police (PNP) chief. Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, a former PNP chief himself, said Torre acted “beyond his...
Malacañang confirmed that President Marcos has sacked Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Nicolas Torre. In a letter dated Aug. 25, Executive Lucas Bersamin said that Torre was relieved as PNP Chief "effective immediately." "You are hereby relieved as Chief PNP effective...
The lawyer for the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war has asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber to grant her a “varying standard time limit” to respond to the defense team’s disqualification case against ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. In a...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte publicly withdrew from the charity boxing match against Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Nicolas Torre III on Sunday and criticized the event as overly theatrical and questioned its motives. Speaking at the Basta Dabawenyo Episode 2 podcast...
(UPDATED) It turns out Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Nicolas Torre III was not joking when he accepted the challenge of Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte to a boxing match. Torre jogged around the PNP oval at Camp Crame in Quezon City amid heavy rain on...
A viral video showing acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte apparently training for an anticipated boxing charity match against Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Nicolas Torre III is an old video, City Information Office head Harvey James Lanticse said. Lanticse said that Mayor...
COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has asked all regional ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of offices to submit courtesy resignations by June 30. Macacua issued the memorandum on June 23 in the light of serious and grave...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack L. Wanky installed the new head of the Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) in a ceremony here on Friday, June 20. Police Col. Romulo Albacea replaced Police Col. Ruben Lacuesta. Wanky commended Lacuesta for his...
false> Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Wednesday, June 18 said he supports the reform initiatives that newly appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III is implementing, saying that ramping up efforts on police response is not only necessary but...
The country’s information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector is on track to reach $40 billion in revenues this year as investor confidence in the industry remains robust despite the looming threat of the United States’ (US) tariff policy. IT and Business Process...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will see to it that high-profile individuals evading the law are apprehended even if it requires the use of force, the nation’s top police official said on Friday, June 6. PNP Chief, Police General Nicolas Torre III said continuous manhunt operations are...
