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Police Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III arrives at Camp Crame, Quezon City for a change of command ceremony on June 2, 2025. Torre officially took the helm of the Philippine National Police that day. Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1749023926180503543603_1184461190395802_5463825111539118333_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Police Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III arrives at Camp Crame, Quezon City for a change of command ceremony on June 2, 2025. Torre officially took the helm of the Philippine National Police that day. <em>Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Police Gen. Nicolas Torre III, the new Philippine National Police chief, reminded Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte that Sen. Ronald &quot;Bato&quot; Dela Rosa was only the equivalent of a one-star general when appointed to head the PNP.</p><p>The younger Duterte earlier slammed Torre’s promotion to PNP chief, saying it was not based on merit.</p><p>Mayor Duterte pointed out that Torre, a former major general, jumped three ranks when promoted to PNP chief.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/2/torre-takes-over-as-pnp-chief-0928">Torre takes over as PNP chief, vows swift service and accountability<br/></a></div><p>He said he respects the mayor&#x27;s opinion but made a reference to Dela Rosa, whom then President Rodrigo Duterte picked as his first PNP chief.</p><p>&quot;So, ano ang ranggo ng unang Chief, PNP at ano ang ranggo ko bago ako naging Chief, PNP,” he said.</p><p>(So what was his rank? And what was my rank before I was appointed Chief, PNP?)</p><div><br/></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/k_u-hnkNCkA?&amp;t=1s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>Dela Rosa was a chief superintendent — <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/infographic/02/27/19/infographic-how-ph-police-officers-should-now-be-called">equivalent to a brigadier general</a> — and had been commander of the PNP Reactionary Standby Support Force before Duterte made him PNP chief, a jump of four ranks.</p><p>Torre said he wondered if Mayor Duterte had taken issue with Dela Rosa&#x27;s appointment.</p><p>&quot;Did he ask that? Did he question that?&quot;</p><div><strong>TORRE ARRESTED DUTERTE, QUIBOLOY</strong></div><p>Torre, while Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief, led the arrest and transfer to the Hague of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Davao mayor&#x27;s father.</p><p>Torre also led operations that led to the arrest of Duterte ally Apollo Quiboloy in Davao City in 2024.</p><p>He meanwhile said he repects Vice President Sara Duterte’s opinion that he finds his appointment to PNP chief “sketchy” because of his involvement in her father&#x27;s arrest. </p><p>Torres said findings from Senate hearings chaired by Duterte ally Sen. Imee Marcos have already been submitted to the Ombudsman.</p><p>He also pointed out that Sen. Marcos&#x27; committee is not a court that could rule on the legality of the operation to bring Duterte to the International Criminal Court in the The Hague in the Netherlands.</p><p>&quot;So, I think we will answer all those things in the proper forum.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><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/206v4IeGJg0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa was a chief superintendent — equivalent to a brigadier general — when then President Rodrigo Duterte made him PNP chief, a jump of four ranks.</p>

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa was a chief superintendent — equivalent to a brigadier general — when then President Rodrigo Duterte made him PNP chief, a jump of four ranks.

Torre reminds Baste: Your father picked a one-star general for PNP chief

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Torre reminds Baste: Your father picked a one-star general for PNP chief

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published June 04, 2025 04:03 PM PHT

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Updated June 04, 2025 06:34 PM PHT

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