The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Thursday, May 7, that the Ilugin River in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig, has been cleared of 1,946 cubic meters of garbage and water hyacinths under the Bayanihan sa Estero Program since October 2025. MMDA General Manager Nicolas...
A Quezon City court drew a clear line as to when the people’s right to hold protest action ends after it convicted a protest organizer to four months of jail term when Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy was being arrested in 2024. In a decision penned by Judge Juvenal N. Bella,...
A “Heritage Ride” among racing executives and a jersey honoring cycling legend Paquito Rivas marked the countdown to the MPTC Tour of Luzon 2026 that hits the road on Wednesday, April 29, in Calatagan, Batangas. No less than General Nicolas Torre III, Metro Manila Development Authority...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora met with newly installed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Gen. Manager Nicolas Torre III on Thursday, Jan. 15, as the two eye stronger cooperation and coordination in matters involving the National Capital...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III formally assumed office as the new general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) after taking his oath in Malacañan on Friday morning, Dec. 26. Torre was sworn in by Executive Secretary Ralph Recto,...
President Marcos has appointed former Philippine National Police chief General Nicolas Torre III as the new general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Malacañang confirmed. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed Torre 's...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized former Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III’s remarks on the impending arrest of a staunch ally, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, over the charges he is facing before the International Criminal Court. In a Facebook...
TACLOBAN CITY – San Francisco, Southern Leyte Mayor Jason Ortizo thanked former Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III for donating a generator set and internet modem to the municipality which was heavily affected by typhoon “Tino” last week. “Thank you, Gen. Nick Torre,...
President Marcos has revealed that the reason for General Nicolas Torre 's removal as the chief of Philippine National Police (PNP) was due to his "disagreement" with the National Police Commission (Napolcom). "It was because they didn’t – he would not… He did not agree with the...
Police General Nicolas Torre III on Friday, Aug. 29, asked the public, particularly his supporters, not to feel sorry for him even after he was abruptly removed by President Marcos Jr. as the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a video posted on his Facebook page, Torre thanked those...
Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. convened his first command conference as the acting chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday, Aug. 29, gathering senior police officials to set the tone for his leadership and outline his priorities for the organization while ensuring that...
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...
