Presidential Security Group
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The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is the lead agency tasked in providing security for the President of the Philippines
, Vice President of the Philippines
, and their immediate families. Most of the force maintain position at the Malacañang Palace
, the official residence of the President while some of PSG always accompanied by the President in his tours around the country and the world.
The Presidential Security Group can also have a different function such as proving support from different government agency and conduct and provide assistance to the AFP and PNP in its anti-organized crime undertakings as per orders from the President
. They also conduct Community Service efforts to local communities and maintain and secure all facilities and transportation assets used by the Office of the President and Vice President in doing its regular and non-regular functions.
Most PSG recruits come from the different branch of AFP
, but some operators have come from other units of the Philippine National Police
special unit like PNP SWAT and Special Action Force
. Some PSG recruits today also come from the Philippine Coast Guard
.
Due to the importance of the PSG's protective function, the personnel of the agency receive the latest weapons, equipment and training program. PSG are trained abroad by different counter-terrorism unit such as the US FBI HRT, SAS
, US Delta Force
and Israel's Mossad
. They have also cross-trained with other local special units, such as the PNP SAF and Army Special Forces Regiment.
During the term of then President Marcos
, the Presidential Security Command, the precursor of the PSG, started their day with various physical exercises. They held daily runs and the troops sharpened their skills in unarmed/ hand to hand combat. It also held drills and practice parades at least once a week to hone their discipline and skill as honor guards. They conducted special training for handling firearms, civil-disturbance control, urban guerrilla warfare, jungle warfare, mountain operations, small unit operations, air mobility, amphibious operations and airborne courses.
Those who complete the special training, the members advance to Counterterrorist Action, Combat Assault, Defensive Driving, Basic and Advanced Practical Pistol Shooting, Security Advance Party Procedures, Urban Combat, Special Weapons Training, Special Reaction Training, tae kwon do, Mechanized Infantry Tactics and Crisis Management.
Guardsmen train regularly in such specialized courses as Hostage Negotiation, Anti-terrorist Operation, Advanced Explosive Incidents Countermeasures, Maritime Security Reaction, Bomb Detection and Dog Handling.
All members must and is required to attend the PSG Training School that is situated Baguio City
before they are given special assignments in the various sub-units of the command.
OPERATIONALLY CONTROLLED UNITS
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
, Vice President of the Philippines
Vice President of the Philippines
-Description:The Vice-President is the first in the Philippine line of succession, assuming the Presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal by impeachment and subsequent conviction of the incumbent. The position was abolished by Martial Law in 1972, and was not included in the original text...
, and their immediate families. Most of the force maintain position at the Malacañang Palace
Malacañang Palace
The Malacañan Palace, commonly known simply as Malacañang, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines. Located at 1000 J. P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila, the house was built in 1750 in Spanish Colonial style. It has been the residence of every...
, the official residence of the President while some of PSG always accompanied by the President in his tours around the country and the world.
Role and Function
The role of the PSG is to provide protective security of the following:- The President and Vice President of the Philippines.
- The immediate families of the above individuals.
- Former presidents their immediate families.
- Former vice presidents their immediate families.
- The Malacañang PalaceMalacañang PalaceThe Malacañan Palace, commonly known simply as Malacañang, is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines. Located at 1000 J. P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila, the house was built in 1750 in Spanish Colonial style. It has been the residence of every...
. - Cabinet members and Malacañang officials
- Visiting heads of states or diplomats and their spouses traveling with them.
The Presidential Security Group can also have a different function such as proving support from different government agency and conduct and provide assistance to the AFP and PNP in its anti-organized crime undertakings as per orders from the President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
. They also conduct Community Service efforts to local communities and maintain and secure all facilities and transportation assets used by the Office of the President and Vice President in doing its regular and non-regular functions.
Most PSG recruits come from the different branch of AFP
Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force...
, but some operators have come from other units of the Philippine National Police
Philippine National Police
The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...
special unit like PNP SWAT and Special Action Force
Special Action Force
The Special Action Force is the National Mobile Unit of the Philippine National Police. It is formed along the lines of the British Army Special Air Service, but with different recruitment and selection procedures...
. Some PSG recruits today also come from the Philippine Coast Guard
Philippine Coast Guard
The Philippine Coast Guard is a maritime law enforcement agency operating under the Department of Transportation and Communications of the Philippines....
.
Due to the importance of the PSG's protective function, the personnel of the agency receive the latest weapons, equipment and training program. PSG are trained abroad by different counter-terrorism unit such as the US FBI HRT, SAS
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
, US Delta Force
Delta Force
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta is one of the United States' secretive Tier One counter-terrorism and Special Mission Units. Commonly known as Delta Force, Delta, or The Unit, it was formed under the designation 1st SFOD-D, and is officially referred to by the Department of Defense...
and Israel's Mossad
Mossad
The Mossad , short for HaMossad leModi'in uleTafkidim Meyuchadim , is the national intelligence agency of Israel....
. They have also cross-trained with other local special units, such as the PNP SAF and Army Special Forces Regiment.
During the term of then President Marcos
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
, the Presidential Security Command, the precursor of the PSG, started their day with various physical exercises. They held daily runs and the troops sharpened their skills in unarmed/ hand to hand combat. It also held drills and practice parades at least once a week to hone their discipline and skill as honor guards. They conducted special training for handling firearms, civil-disturbance control, urban guerrilla warfare, jungle warfare, mountain operations, small unit operations, air mobility, amphibious operations and airborne courses.
Those who complete the special training, the members advance to Counterterrorist Action, Combat Assault, Defensive Driving, Basic and Advanced Practical Pistol Shooting, Security Advance Party Procedures, Urban Combat, Special Weapons Training, Special Reaction Training, tae kwon do, Mechanized Infantry Tactics and Crisis Management.
Guardsmen train regularly in such specialized courses as Hostage Negotiation, Anti-terrorist Operation, Advanced Explosive Incidents Countermeasures, Maritime Security Reaction, Bomb Detection and Dog Handling.
All members must and is required to attend the PSG Training School that is situated Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
before they are given special assignments in the various sub-units of the command.
Lineage of Commanding Officers
- 1 Gen Pio C. Del Pilar - (Unknown)
- 2 Maj Geronimo Gatmaitan - (23 June 1898)
- 3 Col Lamberto T Javalera - (28 May 1938-7 December 1941)
- 4 Ltc Manuel Turingan - (07 Dec 1941–1 Jan 1942)
- 5 Maj Jesus C. Vargas - (1944-09 Mar 1945)
- 6 Maj Amando N. Dumlao - (10 Mar 1945–23 Oct 1945)
- 7 Ltc Benigno A. Alejandre - (23 Oct 1945–28 May 1946)
- 8 Ltc Jose Tando - (28 May 1946–6 June 1949)
- 9 Ltc Salvador V. Babista - (6 June 1949–30 Dec 1953)
- 10 Ltc Romeo G. Honasan - (30 Dec 1953–11 Mar 1954/04 Apr 1956–30 Apr 1959)
- 11 Col Napoleon D. Valeriano - (11 Mar 1954–03 Apr 1956)
- 12 Ltc Paterno V. Oppus - (1 May 1959–30 Dec 1961)
- 13 Ltc Gaudencio S. Gaddi - (30 Dec 1961–31 Oct 1962)
- 14 Ltc Benjamin G. Tolentino - (01 Nov 1962–02 Jan 1965)
- 15 Col Nicholas E. Ojeda - (03 Jan 1965–27 May 1968)
- 16 Maj Gen Fabian C. Ver - (1 June 1968–1 June 1978)
- 17 Brig Gen Santiago S. Barangan - (2 June 1978-25 Feb 1986)
- 18 Col Voltaire GazminVoltaire GazminVoltaire Tuvera Gazmin is the 35th secretary of the Philippines’ Department of National Defense, officially assumed office on July 1, 2010 after President Benigno Simeon C...
- (01 Mar 1986–29 June 1992) - 19 Brig Gen Ismael Z. Villareal - (29 June 1992–16 July 1993)
- 20 Brig Gen Leo S. Alvez - (16 July 1993–07 Mar 1996)
- 21 Brig Gen Jose M. Calimlim - (15 Mar 1996–01 Feb 2000)
- 22 Brig Gen Rodulfo D. Diaz - (02 Feb 2000–23 Jan 2001)
- 23 Brig Gen Glenn J. Rabonza - (23 Jan 2001–18 Jan 2002)
- 24 Brig Gen Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. - (18 Jan 2002–10 Feb 2003)
- 25 Brig Gen Delfin N. Bangit - (10 Feb 2003–12 July 2006)
- 26 Brig Gen Romeo C. Prestoza - (12 July 2006-2 June 2008)
- 27 Brig Gen Celedonio B. Boquiren Jr. - (2 June 2008–12 May 2009)
- 28 Col Jonas C. Sumagaysay - (12 May 2009–30 June 2010 )
- 29 Col Ramon Mateo Dizon - (30 June 2010 to present)
Units
ORGANIC UNITS- Presidential Escorts
- Presidential Guards
- Headquarters & Headquarters Service Battalion
- Security Battalion
- Special Reaction Unit
- PSG Station Hospital
- PSG Dental Dispensary
- Presidential Intelligence Company
OPERATIONALLY CONTROLLED UNITS
- 11th Mechanized Infantry Company
- Presidential Protection Unit
- Manila Police District Field Force
- Special Action Force
- 250th Presidential Airlift Wing
- Malacanang Fire Station
- 93rd Marine Security Company
- AT-25 BRP Ang Pagasa
- CGS Pasig
- 1st Provisional Company
- Presidential Computer and Communication Battalion
- 710th Special Operations Wing
- 5th EOD Detachment