PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. as chief of the Philippine National Police, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Monday, August 1, 2022.
A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy of the Makatao Class of 1989, Azurin is currently the commander of the Northern Luzon Police Area composed of the regions of Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3) and the Cordillera Administrative Region or CAR.
Azurin was also the former commander of the Southern Luzon Police Area which include the regions of Calabarzon which comprises the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (Region 4-A); Mimaropa which comprises the provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan (Region 4-B) and Bicol (Region 5).
Azurin is a well-rounded police officer, having served the PNP in various capacities, both in police operations and administrative work.
He held star-rank positions in Camp Crame as chief of the Directorate for Comptrollership or DC as well as the Directorate for Information and Communication Technology Management or DICTM.
As a newly-promoted police general, Azurin served as director of the Maritime Group and later as as the regional director of Police Regional Office 1 in Ilocos.
As middle-grade police officer, Azurin served as the provincial director of Benguet Province. He also served as the Chief Task Force Limbas of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) and the Deputy Operations Officer of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force or PAOCTF.
As a junior officer, Azurin was assigned to various field units and offices that include 1st Special Action Company in Parang, Maguindanao; 231st Philippine Constabulary (PC) Company in Quezon Province; Police Aviation Security Command — currently the Aviation Security Group (AVSEG); Criminal Investigation Service Command — currently the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG); Office of Internal Security (OIS); Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); Health Service; Police Community Relations Group — currently the Police Community Affairs and Development Group (PCADG); as well as the Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM).
Azurin was born on April 24, 1967 in Paniqui, Tarlac and was raised in La Trinidad, Benguet. (PR)