PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte recently appointed his senior military adviser, Col. Lope “Louie” Dagoy, as the new commander of the Presidential Security Group, who would secure the President and his family during the remaining years of his term.
Dagoy will replace Brig. Gen. Rolando Bautista.
A formal change of command ceremony will be held Thursday afternoon at the PSG Grandstand.
According to the Office of the Executive Secretary, Dagoy assumed his post effective March 21, Tuesday.
Dagoy is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Hinirang Class of 1987, and also served as chief of staff of the Davao City-based Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom).
Dagoy was also part of the team of Duterte who accompanied him in his official visit to Myanmar and Thailand.