A matter of security

In an interview, AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. clarified with reporters that the Armed Forces received a subpoena from the Philippine National Police (PNP) informing that they will be conducting an investigation on the members of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG) and they will be temporarily replaced by new personnel from both the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the PNP.

Brawner explained to the media on the sidelines of the AFP leadership summit at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City that it was best to comply with the subpoena at this time.

Reiterating further, the AFP chief said that the fact that there was a subpoena means that the VPSPG could not fully comply with the requirements necessary in protecting the Vice President, which has resulted to their temporary pullout and replacement. General Brawner, however, clarified that the Vice President will not be left unprotected and without security. This was the assurance made by the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines specifically because it is the Armed Forces' mandate to protect both the President and the Vice President.