Richard Albano

Richard Albano Albano (born April 13, 1960) is a retired Filipino general who is the author of Oplan Lambat-Sibat, a nationwide anti-crime program. Since the launch of this program, Albano was lauded by the national government for the number of successful arrests during his stints at the Quezon City Police District and Police Regional Office 4-A.
He is one of the youngest police officers to be conferred the Star Rank in the Philippines, and was conferred the Cavalier Award in 2014 by the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) for his exemplary performance in the field of police operations. The Cavalier Award is the most coveted and highest honour that can be given to a PMA alumnus.
Albano is popular among the press because of his practical, thoughtful, and swift police investigation and operations management earning him the nickname, "Friend of the Press."
Early life and education.
Richard, also called "Bobot" by his teenage peers, was born and raised in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. He is the fourth child of Col. Fulgencio Albano, a retired Philippine Constabulary Officer and a war veteran, and Liwliwa Albano (b. 1925), a public school teacher. His maternal grandfather is Vicente Albano from Messina, Italy, who moved to the Philippines during the Spanish colonization period. Vicente was the first mayor ("president") of Vintar, Ilocos Norte.
Richard has four siblings
The long-running Albano political clan from Isabela is also connected with the Albanos from Ilocos Norte.
Richard graduated in 1980 with a civil engineering degree from the University of Santo Tomas before he entered the Philippine Military Academy under the Maharlika Class of 1984.
Police career.
Albano retired from the Philippine National Police after 32 years of active service. The following are his former designations:
Professional awards.
Albano has received a total of 342 professional awards while on active service.
Other recent awards and citations.
Awards below are from 2013 - 2016: 
Personal life.
Richard is married to Lucita San Juan-Albano, a medical doctor from Cabanatuan with whom they have five children: Raizel Pauline (b. 1989), Radrich Paul (b. 1994), Richmarc Pierce (b. 1996), Richnell Peter (b. 1999), and Renrich Patrick Allan (b. 2002).