Torre: Number of Arrests a ‘Metric,’ but No Quota

Torre breaks from drug war reward system, eyes merit-based incentive for cops

Police chief General Nicolas Torre III sought to set the record straight: his “paramihan ng aresto” order is not a return to the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.

Torre: Number of arrests a ‘metric,’ but no quota

MANILA, Philippines — Newly appointed Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said on Wednesday that there will be no quota imposed on police officers for arrests made under his anticrime directive. Human rights groups have raised concerns over Torre’s remarks made on Monday that drug-related arrests would be part of the performance metrics […]...Keep on reading: Torre: Number of arrests a ‘metric,’ but no quota

'Your dad's PNP chief was a 1-star general'

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III on Wednesday clapped back at Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte after they questioned his appointment as "sketchy." At a Palace press conference, Torre said he respected the opinion of the Duterte siblings, but he noted that Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa was also a former one-star general when their father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, appointed him as PNP…

Under Torre, police anti-crime campaign returns to intensified arrests

Torre says the police force under him will not abuse their power, but adds that he can't give assurances that they won't

PNP Chief Torre allays human rights concerns on ‘paramihan ng huli’ remarks

Philippine National Police Chief General Nicolas Torre III on Wednesday justified his earlier directive making the number of arrests made by police a performanc

‘Too sketchy’: VP Sara says of Torre’s appointment as PNP chief

Vice President Sara Duterte said that the appointment of newly installed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III was “too sketchy.”**media[16942]**Vice President Sara Duterte and new PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III (Photos from Lance Duterte, PNP)The Vice President spoke to reporters outside the detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands, where she visited former president Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, June 3.“Mayroong rec…