Alan La Madrid Purisima (born November 21, 1959) is a former Filipino police officer. He served as Philippine National Police Chief between December 17, 2012 and February 5, 2015.

Early life

Purisima grew up in San Ildefonso,

Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur (), officially the Province of Ilocos Sur (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan, while Candon is ...

. 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; , ''HPP''; ) was a gendarmerie-type military police force of the Philippines from 1901 to 1991, and the predecessor to the Philippine National Police. It was created by the Insular Government, American occupat ...

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

Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police (PNP; ) is the national police force of the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Currently, it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a pop ...

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 Benigno Aquino III administration personnel Philippine Constabulary personnel {{law-enforcement-bio-stub