Alan La Madrid Purisima (born November 21, 1959) is a former Filipino police officer. He served as

Philippine National Police Chief The Chief of the Philippine National Police (abbreviated as C, PNP; Filipino: ''Hepe ng Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas'') is the head of the Philippines' national police body, the Philippine National Police (PNP). The position is invariably held b ...

between December 17, 2012 and February 5, 2015.

Early life

Purisima grew up in

San Ildefonso San Ildefonso (), La Granja (), or La Granja de San Ildefonso, is a town and municipality in the Province of Segovia, in the Castile and León autonomous region of central Spain. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama mounta ...

Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital ...

. He was the executive officer of the Special Reaction Unit from 1988–1989.

Education

After finishing high school, Purisima entered the Philippine Military Academy in 1977 and graduated from the academy in 1981. After his graduation from military academy he joined the

Philippine Constabulary The Philippine Constabulary (PC; tl, Hukbóng Pamayapà ng Pilipinas, ''HPP''; es, Policía de Filipinas, ''PF'') was a gendarmerie-type police force of the Philippines from 1901 to 1991, and the predecessor to the Philippine National Po ...

. He graduated from the Manuel L. Quezon University in 1995. He earned a Masters of Public Administration degree from the university.

Dismissal

On June 30, 2015, he was dismissed from service by the

Office of the Ombudsman An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...

over the alleged involvement in a ₱100-million anomalous deal between the

Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police ( fil, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, acronymed as PNP) is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Currentl ...

and WerFast Documentary Agency, Inc, a private courier company.

Personal life

Alan Purisima is married to Maria Ramona Lydia Isidoro Purisima, with whom he has four sons.

References

Filipino police chiefs Living people 1959 births People from Ilocos Sur Philippine Military Academy alumni Manuel L. Quezon University alumni Philippine Military Academy Class of 1981 Benigno Aquino III administration personnel {{law-enforcement-bio-stub