Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Nicolas Torre III finally shared his reaction to the people who kept calling him ‘Diwata’ due to his resemblance to the internet celebrity and entrepreneur.
In an interview with Anthony Taberna and Gerry Baja, Torre was asked if he was being offended by his critics calling him ‘Diwata.’
As a response, Torre revealed that he wanted to meet Diwata, whose real name is Deo Balbuena, soon.
“Hindi ko pa nami-meet si Diwata, and I’m really excited (to meet him),” he said.
“Kaya nga iniisip ko nga rin, ‘sabi ko teka muna eh hindi ko pa nami-meet si Diwata, wala naman siguro masama doon kung gagawa ako ng aking paresan’,” he added.
It can be recalled that Torre started to be called Diwata when he became the acting director of the Davao Regional Police Office, and led the operation to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.
How, aside from being called ‘Diwata,’ netizens started to call him Pitbull after the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jonvic Remulla compared him to the said dog breed.