Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro assured the Senate that Vice President Sara Duterte's security is still being provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
The AFP clarified that the relief of the AFP Security and Protection Group (ASPG) commander over an Ombudsman case does not affect the Vice President's security detail.
AFP Public Affairs Office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad stated that the ASPG's mandate to provide security to the vice president and other authorized VIPs remains unchanged.
Trinidad emphasized that the Vice President did not lose any security and protective detail, and the protection continues.
He also noted that while the ASPG may not be fully staffed, it has sufficient personnel for daily operations and to support all protectees.
Any reassignment of security personnel is coordinated as a courtesy to the protectee, and nothing has changed, including the team assigned to the Vice President.
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