Rodrigo Duterte on a pick-up truck during the presidential campaign. Photo courtesy of Rody Duterte Facebook
Presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte will retain his set of bodyguards as mayor of Davao City as he assumes his new role as the country's chief executive, a police official said.
"Iyung mga dati nang nag-eescort sa kanya, sila pa rin, pero of course ma-aabsorb sila ng PSG [Presidential Security Group]," said Senior Superintendent Filmore Escobal, liaison officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for PSG's transition preparations.
Escobal said a group of 36 Davao City policemen was sent to the PSG training school to learn the rudiments of protecting the president.
"Taga-Davao lahat ang pinadala at mag-training. Iyung PSG naman, they are preparing to take over, pero yung mga taga-Davao natin, pine-prepare natin na mag-training," Escobal said.
The PSG is now in the thick of preparations as Duterte is set to take his oath of office on June 30 in Malacañang.
http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/05/24/16/duterte-to-keep-davao-bodyguards-police-exec
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