DND OKs activation of VP Security, Protection Group

FILE: 4ID Major-General Andres C. Centino emphasizes the need to hold individuals and groups that allocate resources to the CTG-NPA liable. (VPSB/PIA10)

MANILA – The Department of Defense (DND) has approved the activation of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG), a dedicated unit that will ensure the safety and security of the Vice President of the Philippines and her family.

In a ceremony held at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Headquarters on Friday, AFP Chief General Andres Centino led the activation of the VPSPG, which was formerly the Vice Presidential Security Detachment.

Centino installed Lt. Col. Rene Giroy as the first Group Commander of VPSPG.

“The AFP saw it fitting to provide the Office of the Vice President a dedicated unit that shall ensure the safety and security of the second-highest elected official in the country,” he said.

“I am confident that the newly-designated VPSPG Commander and the rest of the Officers and Enlisted Personnel entrusted to ensure the safety, security, and welfare of the Vice President and her family shall perform their responsibilities to the best of their abilities,” he added.