Torre says police cannot choose whether to arrest or not Bato del Rosa over ICC warrant
Former Philippine National Police chief Nicholas Torre III says the duty of police officers to implement lawful warrants amid the possible arrest of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa should not be treated as a personal conflict between officials or politicians, but as part of the legal process that law enforcers are sworn to carry out. Torre was responding to comments that dela Rosa would already have been arrested if he were still serving as PNP chief. Speaking at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel on May 22, 2026, Torre said police officers could not selectively enforce or choose whether to implement a warrant or not but should 'protect the process' and allow the legal system to 'roll its natural course.'
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