President’s chief bodyguard gets new post
Brig. Gen. Lope Dagoy, Photo from 8ID Facebook page
Brig. Gen. Lope Dagoy, commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG), assumed his new post on Thursday as brigade commander of the 802nd Brigade based in Leyte, replacing Brig. Gen. Francisco Mendoza Jr.
Maj. Gen. Raul Farnacio, chief of the 8th Infantry Division, presided over the change of command ceremony.
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A member of the Philippine Military Academy “Hinirang” Class of 1987, Dagoy had led the PSG since March last year.
Sources said Col. Jose Eriel Niembra, who once served under Task Force Davao and the PSG, is the strongest candidate to replace Dagoy at the PSG. —FRANCES MANGOSING
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