Azurin was born in
Paniqui,
Tarlac on April 24, 1967, and raised in
La Trinidad,
Benguet. 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. 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 Northern Luzon Police Area. He was appointed by President
Bongbong Marcos 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). He is expected to retire in April 2023 with 9 months in tenure as chief of police. However, he, alongside the Command Group, submitted his courtesy resignation to the
Department of the Interior and Local Government on January 5, 2023, after Secretary
Benjamin Abalos Jr. appealed to all high-ranking Philippine National Police officials as there were senior officials involved in illegal drugs trade. On October 13 2025, Azurin was appointed as special adviser and investigator of the
Independent Commission for Infrastructure by President
Bongbong Marcos replacing Mayor
Benjamin Magalong. == Police Career ==