Rodolfo Azurin Jr.
Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Philippine National Police | |
| President | Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. |
| Preceded by | PLTGEN. Vicente Danao (OIC) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 24, 1967 Paniqui, Tarlac |
| Spouse | Mary Grace Lino |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Philippine Military Academy(BS) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Philippine National Police |
| Rank |  Police General |
PGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. (born April 24, 1967) is the newly appointed chief of the Philippine National Police by President Bongbong Marcos[1] He officially succeeded acting chief Vicente Danao on August 1, 2022, becoming the 28th chief of police.
Background
Azurin was born in Paniqui, Tarlac on April 24, 1967, and raised in La Trinidad, Benguet.[2]
Azurin graduated from the Philippine Military Academy 'Makatao' class of 1989.
He was the former commander of the Northern Luzon Police Area as well as the PNP Northern Luzon. Azurin also once served as Ilocos region police chief. During his tenure as regional director, he introduced "Kasimbayanan", a portmanteau of the words "Kapulisan, Simbahan, at Pamayanan" (Police force, church, and community) which is a social program to lessen crime and insurgency.[3][4] He also held top positions in Camp Crame such as the director of the Directorate for Comptrollership (DC) and the Directorate for Information and Communication Technology Management (DICTM). Prior to becoming the chief of police, Azurin served as the commander of the Southern Luzon Police Area.[5]
He was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on August 1, 2022, after the announcement by Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles in a press conference, along with Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro as the new chief-of-staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).[6]
He is expected to retire in April 2023 with 9 months in tenure as chief of police.[7]
References
- ^ "PBBM names Azurin as new PNP chief". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "PBBM appoints Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. As new PNP Chief". Philippine Information Agency.
- ^ "Launching of the KASIMBAYANAN (Kapulisan, Simbahan at Pamayanan) | Municipality of Calasiao". Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "Ilocos police hail appointment of Azurin as PNP chief". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ INQUIRER.net (2022-08-01). "PNP supports newly appointed chief Azurin". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (2022-08-01). "Marcos appoints Azurin as PNP chief". SUNSTAR. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ Cueto, Kristina Maralit,Francis Earl (2022-08-02). "Bacarro named AFP chief, Azurin to head PNP". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
Chiefs of the Philippine National Police | ||
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| Philippine Constabulary (1901–1975) |  | |
| Philippine Constabulary Concurrently as Directors-General of the Integrated National Police (1975–1991) | ||
| Philippine National Police (1991–present) | ||
‡ — Acting chief | ||
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