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Baste Duterte doubts Torre; PNP chief says Dela Rosa also jumped ranks
Davao City Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte questioned the merit-based promotion of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III.
Duterte claimed that Torre's appointment involved a three-rank jump, suggesting it was not based on merit.
Torre, formerly a police major general, was appointed as the new PNP chief last Thursday, receiving a four-star rank.
Responding to the criticism, Torre cited the case of Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, who was appointed PNP chief in 2016 by then-President Rodrigo Duterte.
Torre noted that Dela Rosa, then a chief superintendent (one-star), received a three-rank jump to police director general (four-star).
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