Torre on arresting Bato: I have no choice if President Marcos orders me

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CHANGE OF COMMAND. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulates then-Philippine National Police chief Nicolas Torre III, while then-outgoing PNP chief Rommel Marbil looks on, during a handover ceremony in Camp Crame, on June 2, 2025.

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'It's not about a person, it's not about me, it's not about Senator Bato. It is about a process, it is about a system, it is about a law, and it is about a job,' the former PNP chief says

When the Marcos government finally ordered a manhunt for International Criminal Court suspect Senator Bato dela Rosa, the public expectedly trained the spotlight on Nicolas Torre III. He, after all, made headlines for arresting doomsday preacher and trafficking suspect Apollo Quiboloy and then another ICC suspect former president Rodrigo Duterte one after another.