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(Eagle News) — An Army colonel is slated to be the next commander of the Presidential Security Group. The Palace on Monday, Feb. 24, said President Rodrigo Duterte chose Colonel Jesus Durante to lead the PSG in charge of the President’s security. Durante will replace Brigadier General Jose Eriel Niembra. A change of command ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has plans of going around Metro Manila on board his motorcycle. This is according to Presidential Security Group chief Brigadier General Jose Eriel Niembra who spoke to reporters on Wednesday, Dec. 18. According to Niembra, though, he was against the idea. President Duterte is a known motorcycle enthusiast. In October, he figured in a motorcycle accident in the PSG compound that saw him sustaining bruises and wounds. A day […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Security Group on Wednesday, April 3, said it decided to use a bulletproof glass for President Rodrigo Duterte during his speech in Malabon because the venue was an “open area.” “Whilst our President wanted to have close encounter and dialogues with the people, PSG acknowledges the need to balance security and accessibility of the President,” Brigadier General Jose Eriel Niembra said in a statement. He said “in every engagement, assessment of the […]
(Eagle News)—In these pictures released by former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen celebrating his 74th birthday in advance with members of the Presidential Security Group and some of his aides. Go said the pictures were taken in Davao on Wednesday, March 27. The Palace has said Duterte would spend his 74th birthday on Thursday, March 28, with his family in his hometown. The Palace said he would also […]
(Eagle News)–The commander of the Presidential Security Group has a new post. Brig. Gen. Lope Dagoy assumed the position as brigade commander of the 802nd Brigade based in Leyte. He replaced Brig. Gen. Francisco Mendoza Jr. The PSG is tasked to protect the President.
(Eagle News) — Authorities on Tuesday said a gunshot was heard from inside Malacañang Park on Tuesday because a member of the Presidential Security Group had shot himself. In a press conference on Tuesday, Brigadier General Lope Dagoy, head of the PSG, said it was still unclear though if Major Harim Gonzaga had committed suicide or accidentally shot himself to death. “Certainly, there is no foul play,” Dagoy said. According to Dagoy, the lifeless body of […]
“He has to look after his mental health and consult with a professional psychiatrist,” Sison says (Eagle News) — The word war between President Rodrigo Duterte and his former professor, Jose Maria Sison, continued to heat up, with the communist leader denying Duterte’s accusations and taking a swipe at the President’s mental health. “I pity him and I am tempted just to let him go because what he says against me is patently baseless and […]
At least one person was dead and several others injured after government forces in a convoy clashed with suspected rebels in North Cotabato on Wednesday. The convoy composed mostly of members from the Presidential Security Group was on its way to Cagayan de Oro when they ran into a checkpoint manned by guerrillas, their commander Louie Dagoy told reporters. The fatality was identified as Benjamin Pandia, a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a new Presidential Security Group commander. Duterte appointed Col. Louie Dagoy, his senior military adviser, to the post. The PSG is tasked with providing the President, and his immediate family with security.
(Eagle News) — A member of the Presidential Security Group who was once detailed as a close-in security of former Justice Secretary Leila De Lima testified before the House of Representatives on the alleged closeness and sweetness of De Lima to her former driver Ronnie Dayan. Jonel Sanchez was the first witness presented at the House hearing Thursday morning by the Department of Justice. Sanchez chose to testify even if the House committee on […]
