PMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEPMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEPMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEPMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEPMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEPMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEPMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEPMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTEPMaj. Rene Torzar Balmaceda is the first openly transgender member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the first to be assigned to the Women and Children Concern Section and CIDU (Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit) of the Quezon City Police District. In an interview in her office at Camp Karingal on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Balmaceda said members of the LGBTQIA+ community should hold themselves respectable and not tarnish their image for self gain at the expense of other people. June is known as Pride Month. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE