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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� New Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III vowed to strengthen the Internal Affairs Service (IAS), the PNP鈥檚 watchdog against erring officers.

Torre said this in response to a question about internal cleansing initiatives during a press briefing after he took command of the PNP in a ceremony at聽Camp Crame on Monday.

鈥淲e just would like our fellow citizens, if you see any wrongdoing by our police officers, to know that the Internal Affairs Service is there,鈥� Torre said.

鈥淲e are going to strengthen and I will really focus the Internal Affairs Services on investigation and prosecution,鈥� he added.

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