Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741853358526Screen Shot 2025-03-13 at 4.08.33 PM.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Former President Rodrigo Duterte and CIDG chief Nicolas Torre on March 11, 2025 during. ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former President Rodrigo Duterte and CIDG chief Nicolas Torre on March 11, 2025 during.<em> ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A ranking police official on Thursday said that former President Rodrigo Duterte &quot;threatened&quot; retribution during his arrest to face the International Criminal Court over the bloody war on drugs.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/11/what-we-know-about-ex-president-rodrigo-dutertes-arrest-1718">What we know about ex- president Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s arrest</a></div><p>Police Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre, director of the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, was part of the team that implemented the ICC arrest warrant as requested by Interpol.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/11/-you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent-cidg-chief-reads-miranda-rights-to-duterte-1602">&#x27;You have the right to remain silent&#x27;: CIDG chief reads Miranda rights to Duterte</a></div><p>&quot;Mismong si President Duterte ni-remind niya ako na magre-retire ako at aasuntuhin ako ng kaniyang mga anak, mga kamag-anak after my retirement, even before my retirement. thinreaten niya ko,&quot; Torre said in a Malacañang briefing. </p><p>(Duterte himself reminded me that his children, his relatives will sue me after my retirement — even before my retirement)</p><p>He added that Duterte&#x27;s partner Honeylet Avanceña and daughter Veronica — also known as Kitty — verbally and physically assaulted him during the tense moment.</p><p>&quot;Pisikal po ay itinulak ako ni Honeylet, tinabig niya ko, at malakas ang pagkatabig nya nung nagkasalubong kami sa hallway. [And] nasa video naman minura ako ng kaniyang anak,&quot; Torre said.</p><p>(Honeylet pushed and shoved me, and it was a strong shove, when we met in the hallway. And you can see in videos that her daughter cursed at me)</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/13/torre-on-kitty-duterte-cursing-him-ayos-lang-yon-1511">Torre on Kitty Duterte cursing him: &#x27;Ayos lang &#x27;yon&#x27;</a></div><p>The police officer said he shrugged off the incident as part of the job.</p><p>&quot;Everything is okay. Makapal ang ating balat at yan ay kayang-kaya nating palampasin yan (We have thick skin so we can easily let that pass),&quot; he said.</p><p>While Torre decided to ignore his altercation with Avanceña, the PNP said it may file direct assault raps against her for a separate incident where she allegedly hit a cop with her cellphone. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/13/pnp-mulls-assault-raps-vs-rodrigo-duterte-s-partner-honeylet-for-allegedly-hitting-cop-1443">PNP mulls assault raps vs Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s partner Honeylet for allegedly hitting cop</a></div><p>Duterte arrived at The Hague, Netherlands early morning Thursday and is in the custody of the ICC.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0QSqQZMKqEQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The police officer said he shrugged off the incident, saying it was part of the job.</p>

The police officer said he shrugged off the incident, saying it was part of the job.

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Torre reveals 'threat' from Rodrigo Duterte: 'My children will go after you'

Torre reveals 'threat' from Rodrigo Duterte: 'My children will go after you'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 13, 2025 04:38 PM PHT

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