Ncrpo chief leonardo espina biography channel

He captured the interest of the public when he became emotional as he repeatedly seeks justice for the 44 fallen Special Action Force (SAF) commandos, but who is Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina?

Espina is actually a classmate of resigned PNP Chief Director General Alan Purisima, being a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class Also member of the PMA Class is military chief of staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang who is also being asked to explain about the failure of the military to rescue the 44 fallen SAF commandos.

After graduating from PMA, he was assigned to the Philippine Constabulary and later joined the police service when the Philippine National Police (PNP) was created in

He was among a very few police official who was appointed twice as spokesman of the PNP, first in and from to when he got his first star rank.

After being promoted to Chief Superintendent (military equivalent