Nicolas Torre
Nicolas Torre | |
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Torre in 2025 | |
| 31st Chief of the Philippine National Police | |
| Assumed office June 2, 2025 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | PGen. Rommel Marbil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicolas Deloso Torre III March 11, 1970 Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Philippine National Police Academy (BS) |
| Police career | |
| Service | Philippine National Police |
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| Service years | 1993–present |
| Rank | Police General |
Nicolas Deloso Torre III (born March 11, 1970) is a Filipino police officer who is the Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) since June 2, 2025. He is known to be the first PNP chief to have graduated from the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), being a member of the PNPA "Tagapaglunsad" class of 1993.
Torre previously served as the chief of police in Samar province, Quezon City, and Davao Region. In the last role, he led the police attempt to serve an arrest warrant against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church, who was charged with human trafficking. In March 2025, as Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief, Torre arrested former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte based on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity.