In an affirmation of his policy to use the number of arrests as a performance gauge, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said receipts of arrests of criminals will be a major requirement for both the promotion and placement of assignments for police commanders. Torre,...
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...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that the appointment of newly installed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III was “too sketchy.” Vice President Sara Duterte and new PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III (Photos from Lance Duterte, PNP) The Vice President spoke to reporters...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero lauded on Monday, June 2 President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s decision to appoint Gen. Nicolas Torre III as the new Philippine National Police (PNP) chief saying he fulfilled the provisions of the law that requires the PNP leadership...
President Marcos has urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify internal reforms, respond swiftly to security threats, and ensure police visibility in the streets as he installed Police General Nicolas Torre III as the new chief of the 230,000-strong force. President Ferdinand ...
Vice President Sara Duterte simply laughed off the appointment of Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Nicolas Torre III, who led the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte in March, as the new PNP chief. Vice President Sara Duterte and new...
If outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil were to offer one piece of advice to his successor, Major Gen. Nicolas Torre III, it would be to carry on with the ongoing reforms within the police organization. Marbil will retire on June 7 and be succeeded by Torre,...
Senator-elect Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Friday, May 30 that P/Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III deserves his appointment as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Lacson, himself a former PNP chief, said he knew Torre to be a “decisive,” “firm” and...
President Marcos has appointed Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief, Police Major General Nicolas Torre III as the new Philippine National Police (PNP) chief. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin announced on Thursday, May 29, Marcos ' decision to appoint Torre, who oversaw...
The Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) mobilized various tracker teams nationwide and is set to coordinate with the International Police Organization (Interpol) to capture former presidential spokesperson and lawyer Harry Roque, who is seeking...
Less than a month before the midterm elections in May, authorities arrested two Singaporeans and a Filipino allegedly involved in gun-running activities, and confiscated from them assorted high-powered firearms, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Black Saturday, April 19. The PNP’s...
CIDG operatives arrest two persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) of the Bulacan Provincial Jail shortly after they left the detention facility without court order on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Also nabbed was a jail guard. (photo: CIDG) For a long time, this former elite cop who now enjoys...
