Retired police general turned senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa was a one-star general when he was appointed as the first chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
This was the reminder of PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III to Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte who described the former’s appointment as the country’s top cop as “not merit-based promotion”.
READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/04/na-back-to-you-your-father-named-a-one-star-general-as-his-first-chief-pnp-torre-tells-baste
This was the reminder of PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III to Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte who described the former’s appointment as the country’s top cop as “not merit-based promotion”.
READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/04/na-back-to-you-your-father-named-a-one-star-general-as-his-first-chief-pnp-torre-tells-baste
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00:00Okay, I just respect his decision and I respect his opinion and
00:08Rewind-rewind lang ng konti sa termino naman ang tatay niya kung sino unang chief PNP, okay?
00:15So, ano rango ng unang chief PNP at ano rango ko bago ko naging chief PNP?
00:19So, it really goes back to him, really. Seriously speaking, it goes back to him, okay?
00:24The first PNP of his father is a one-star na naging automatic four-star.
00:30Did he ask that? Did he question that?
00:35Salamat, General.