MANILA, Philippines —  Nicolas Torre III, the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, was sworn in on Friday as the new general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). The oath-taking took place at the office of Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, according to a video shared to Palace reporters by the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES). Torre’s MMDA appointment was announced last week, a few months after he was removed as PNP chief for refusing to comply with a National Police Commission order to reverse the reassignment of senior police officials. The MMDA is tasked with planning, supervising, […]... Keep on reading: Ex-PNP chief Torre sworn in as new MMDA general manager