Nicolas Torre

Imagine being in charge of all the police officers in a whole country! That's what Nicolas Torre did for a little while. He was the boss of the Philippine National Police, which is like the main police team for the Philippines. He was the very first person to be the boss who went to a special police school called the Philippine National Police Academy. That's pretty cool!

But guess what? He was the boss for only 85 days. That's about three months, or the length of a summer vacation! He's the shortest-serving boss ever.

Before becoming the big boss, Nicolas Torre was in charge of police in different places. He was the police chief in Samar, Quezon City, and the Davao Region. These are all big areas in the Philippines. In one of these places, he helped try to arrest a famous person named Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. This was because the pastor was accused of some serious things.

He also made a rule that police had to answer emergency calls in just five minutes. That's super fast, like a superhero arriving to save the day!

One of the most surprising things Nicolas Torre did was arrest a former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte! This happened because a special court in another country, called the International Criminal Court, said the former president did something wrong. It's like when a teacher gives you a detention, but this was a much bigger deal.

This arrest made a lot of news because it's very rare for a former leader to be arrested. It shows that even powerful people have to follow the rules.

Even though Nicolas Torre was the boss for a short time, his story is interesting. He was asked to change some decisions about where police officers were moved. But he didn't make the changes the way he was asked. Because of this, he was removed from his job as the police chief. It's like if you were asked to clean your room a certain way and you didn't, you might get in trouble.

His story shows that being in charge means following instructions and making important decisions.