00:00Police Major General Nicolas Torre III has been appointed Chief of the Philippine National Police.
00:06Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin made the announcement on Thursday, May 29.
00:11Torre is replacing Police General Romel Francisco Marbil, who is retiring in early June.
00:16President Marcos earlier described his choice for PNP chief, without naming names,
00:21as a quote, very senior officer who knows the situation.
00:25As chief of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group,
00:28Torre oversaw the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:31and his handover to the International Criminal Court.
00:34He also led the arrest of televangelist Apolo Kibuloy for charges of sexual abuse and human trafficking.
00:40Torre is the first PNP chief to have graduated from the Philippine National Police Academy.
00:45Previous police chiefs were graduates of the Philippine Military Academy.
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