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...
A CIDG operative serves the arrest warrant for murder on a 'Jalal, a national most wanted person, during an operation in Lanao del Norte o April 4, 2025. (photo: CIDG) Police have arrested one of the country’s most wanted persons for his alleged involvement in the killing of a local...
CIDG operatives apprehend on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Russian-American internet content creator Vitaly Zdorovetskiy in Pasay City for allegedly harassing Filipinos for his social media content. (photo: CIDG) ...
CIDG chief, Major General Nicholas dela Torre III (Screenshot from livestream) There's no such thing as a mass resignation of police officers in the aftermath of Rodrigo Duterte's arrest on the order of the International Criminal Court (ICC)....
A police officer who grabbed headlines after expressing pro-Duterte sentiments and criticizing his superiors at the Philippine National Police (PNP) changed his tune and was remorseful when he reported back to duty. Patrolman Francis Steve Fontillas appeared before the Quezon City Police District...
In this screensot of the viral video of Rodrigo Duterte's arrest, Veronica "Kitty" Duterte (2nd from left) glares at Police Major General Nicolas Torre III (2nd from right) (Facebook) Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin praised the brand of...
Olympiad veteran Ruelle Canino waylaid Yuri Paraguya to seize a share of lead with Phil Martin Casiguran after three rounds of the premier Under-18 open section of the National Age Group Chess Championships at the FPJ Arena in San Jose, Batangas. Host Mayor Ben Patron with GM Eugene Torre. Canino,...
