Tag: Balajadia

Balajadia, longest serving Senate Sgt-at-arms, passes away; senators remember his dedication

  (Eagle News) — Former Senate Sergeant -at -Arms Jose Balajadia Jr. passed away early Sunday due to heart failure. Balajadia passed away at 12:50 a.m., July 7, at the Baguio General, according to his son, Jet, in a statement to reporters. “He succumbed to heart failure,” he said. His wake will be held at the St. Peter Chapel on Marcos Highway in Baguio city until 8p.m. on Wednesday, July 10. On Thursday morning, July […]

Police arrest De Lima, undergoes booking process in Crame

  (Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima was turned over to the police at the Senate basement past 8 a.m. today, Friday, where she was then brought inside a van for transporting to the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame Quezon City, where she underwent booking procedures. Earlier, Senate sergeant-at-arms Jose Balajadia Jr., fetched the senator from her office at 8 a.m. in compliance with an earlier agreement with the arresting team from the PNP that the […]

Updated: PNP-CIDG now in Senate; De Lima arrest anytime between 8 to 10 a.m.

    (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group is now at the Senate, arriving there just before 11 p.m., Thursday to arrest controversial Senator Leila De Lima who would now be arrested anytime between 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday. It was a tension-filled night at the Senate Thursday (February 23) when the CIDG team went to the Senate ready to arrest the lady senator. But an agreement reached later […]