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The vehicle inside which a missing Lipa businessman was found dead. Handout/San Antonio Police Station

The vehicle inside which a missing Lipa businessman was found dead.

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Dennis Datu

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754485655096viber_image_2025-08-06_20-27-13-050.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The vehicle inside which a missing Lipa businessman was found dead. Handout/San Antonio Police Station"/>The vehicle inside which a missing Lipa businessman was found dead. Handout/San Antonio Police Station</div>MANILA -- A 36-year-old businessman was found dead inside his vehicle in Barangay Loob, San Antonio, Quezon province, early Tuesday morning.According to PMaj. Kayvin Ballogan, officer-in-charge of the San Antonio Municipal Police Station, they received a call around 2:00 a.m. about a Toyota Innova that had been abandoned along the side of the national highway in the said barangay.Authorities immediately noticed blood flowing near the car door, and upon checking inside, they discovered the victim’s lifeless body sprawled across the middle seat.The victim was identified as Nestor Calalo, a resident of Lipa City, Batangas, and the owner of an auto mechanic shop.He sustained a gunshot wound to the head.It was later learned that the victim had been missing for several hours. His family had been looking for him after he told them he was heading to the town of Rosario in Batangas on Monday morning.“May kikitain daw po na sasakyan itong victim kasi nagbabuy and sell,” said Maj. Ballogan.A few hours after the victim was found, a man known only as alias “Larry” voluntarily surrendered to the police and confessed to the crime.He was a former employee of the victim.“Dati niya kasing amo itong victim, parang may alitan sila noon, &#x27;yun ang parang naging motivation niya,” Maj. Ballogan said.“Parang holdapin daw, ang sabi naman ng asawa may P600,000 na dala,&quot; the police chief added.The money is still missing.Alias Larry admitted that he met the victim in Barangay Calantas, Rosario, Batangas, at around 11:30 a.m. on Monday.“Parang pinagtiwalaan ulit niya kasi dati niyang tao,” the San Antonio police chief added.The suspect also claimed he was with three other men when the crime was committed.The killing reportedly took place in the same area, where the victim was shot in the head. Larry further stated that he was the one who drove the vehicle to San Antonio.ABS-CBN News tried to get a statement from Larry, but he refused to give an interview.The victim’s family also declined to comment.Authorities are still hunting down the three other suspects allegedly involved in the killing.A robbery with homicide case is being prepared against the surrendered suspect.

A 36-year-old businessman was found dead inside his vehicle in Barangay Loob, San Antonio, Quezon province, early Tuesday morning.

A 36-year-old businessman was found dead inside his vehicle in Barangay Loob, San Antonio, Quezon province, early Tuesday morning.

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Missing Lipa businessman found dead inside his vehicle in Quezon province

Dennis Datu,

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Published Aug 06, 2025 09:16 PM PHT

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