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January 28, 2026 | 5:50pm
PNP Chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. takes his oath of office before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., according to the Presidential Communications Office on Jan. 28, 2026.
PCO / Released
MANILA, Philippines — Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. was officially promoted to a four-star general on Wednesday, January 28, confirming his appointment as chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Nartatez has served as PNP chief in an acting capacity since August 2025.
The donning of ranks ceremony was held at Camp Crame in Quezon City.
Previous vacancy. Nartatez's promotion came days after the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) approved the optional retirement of former PNP chief Nicholas Torre III on January 19.
Torre's retirement left the four-star rank, the highest in the police and military, vacant.
Torre served as PNP chief for only two months. His tenure ended in August last year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. removed him following a dispute with NAPOLCOM over senior leadership reassignments.
After his removal, Torre was placed in an unassigned "floating status" before his appointment as Metropolitan Manila Development Authority general manager.
Although he held a four-star rank, Torre was set for mandatory retirement upon turning 56 on March 11.
