By Katrina Gracia Consebido
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte thanked the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines on Saturday, June 25, for granting her request to give own security group to the Office of the Vice President.
Duterte said that the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG) is “commendable as it will resolve the matter of continuity in security for all vice presidents of the Philippines.”
She said the initiative of the AFP emphasized the significance of having an independent group that will provide all Philippine vice presidents with the necessary security and protection.
Duterte thanked the whole DND organization and the whole AFP unit for the prompt action and response to their request.
“Allow me to extend my gratitude to Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the entire DND organization and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino and the whole of AFP for the positive response and action to the request that a security unit separate from the Presidential Security Group be created and be assigned to the Office of the Vice President,” Duterte said.
Duterte added that the initiative will also “that it may be expected to solve the challenges, if in future elections, the vice president and the president face the misfortune of having strained relations.” -gb
