2 days after latest Abu beheading, Aquino flies to Sulu

President Benigno Aquino III. AP FILE PHOTO

President Benigno Aquino III. AP FILE PHOTO

JOLO, Sulu- President Benigno Aquino III and other senior state security officials flew here on Wednesday, two days after Abu Sayyaf bandits beheaded Canadian hostage Robert Hall.

Aquino arrived at Camp Teodulfo Bautista at about 11 a.m. accompanied by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin.

The President is set to lead a high-level meeting with state security forces before holding a press briefing at around noon.

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