NAT'L ID. Provincial head of the Philippine Statistics Authority in Negros Oriental, Ariel Fortuito, has called on 20 percent of the province's population to sign up for the national identification system. Records show that as of Jan. 30, 2023, a total of 80.47 percent of the province's population of 1,432,990 have already registered.(PNA file photo) DUMAGUETE CITY -The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that 80 percent of Negros Oriental's population has registered for the national ID. In an interview on Tuesday, Chief Statistical Analyst and head of PSA-Negros Oriental, Ariel Fortuito, spoke of the challenge of reaching out to the remaining 20 percent so they would sign up. "We are doing everything we can, such as setting up satellite registration outlets and house-to-house visits, to locate and sign up the remainder of the population in Negros Oriental to the national identification system, as the campaign has slowed down a bit," Fortuito sa
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Negros Oriental acting provincial police director Col. Reynaldo Lizardo. (PNA file photo) DUMAGUETE CITY - Police investigators have identified "persons of interest" in the shooting and wounding of a barangay kagawad (councilor) and his companion in Minaba, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. Initial investigation showed that around 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, armed men shot Artemio Estrebella, 60, Barangay Minaba councilor, and his 45-year-old companion Ricky Canillo. They were having dinner when the attack happened, said Lt. Col. Rex Moslares, chief of the Bayawan police. The victims sustained gunshot wounds. Moslares said they are looking into a possible link of "persons of interest" in the attack as well as the motive for the shooting, including a possible grudge or business-related. Recovered from the scene were two fired cartridges of caliber .9mm, Moslares said. This is the second barangay councilor in Negros Oriental to be shot this month. The first was in Vallehermoso
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