PGen. Rodolfo S. Azurin Jr.

Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. is the son of the late Police Lt. Colonel Rodolfo A. Azurin, Sr. of Vigan, Ilocos Sur and Erlinda Santos of Paniqui, Tarlac. He was born on April 24, 1967 in Paniqui, Tarlac but was raised in La Trinidad, Benguet. He finished his primary education in Mountain State Agricultural College (now BSU). He finished his secondary school in Central Luzon High School. He took Engineering Course at Saint Louis University before entering in PMA where he graduated in 1989. He took his Masters in Management Major in Public Management in UP Baguio.

Aside from the mandatory courses required to police commissioned officers, PGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. participated in various military and police trainings and seminars. He took his various intelligence training courses and seminars at the Special Intelligence Training School. He took up various investigation trainings in Malaysia sponsored by the Australian Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He also took his basic comptrollership course in the AFP. He took his logistics and human resource management courses in the PNP Training School.

PGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. has been assigned to various places in the country except from the island of Visayas. He was assigned in Region 12 (now BARMM), Region 4 (Quezon Province), NCR, Region 1 (Pangasinan), Cordillera, Region 11, Region 5 and Region 3.

His former Units were: 1st Special Action Company in Parang, Maguindanao, 231st PC Company in Quezon Province, Police Aviation Security Command, Criminal Investigation Service Command, PAOCTF, Task Force Limbas of the Highway Patrol Group, Office of Internal Security, DILG, Health Service, PCRG, Directorate for Comptrollership, Directorate for Personnel and Records Management, Maritime Group.

PGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. was the Provincial Director of Benguet, CIS Provincial Officer of Baguio-Benguet and Pangasinan, Chief Task Force Limbas. Other significant positions held by PGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. were, Aide of the Camp of the Chief PNP, Chief Fiscal Division of DC, Division Chiefs of Plans, Programs and Policy Division, Recruitment and Selection Division, Senior Officers Placement and Promotions Division, Executive Officer and Deputy Director of DPRM. He has the distinction of having served units in the PNP by land, by air and by sea.

Prior to his current designation; he served as the Regional Director of Police Regional Office 1; Acting Director for Information and Communications Technology Management; Former Director, Directorate for Comptrollership; Commander Area Police Command-Southern Luzon; and Commander, Area Police Command-Northern Luzon.

PGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. is also a recipient of various medals and awards. He was the former president of PMAAAI for the Association Year 2018-2019.

He is married to the former Mary Grace Lino and their marriage was blessed with 3 lovely children, Martin Philip, Ninna Frances and Aaron Miguel.