ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits beheaded a carpenter who was abducted here last April 25 after his family failed to pay ransom, which had been lowered from P25 million to P500,000.
The severed head of 61-year-old Doroteo Gonzales was recovered Sunday night in Barangay Mangalot in Akbar, Basilan, police said. – Roel Pareño, Edith Regalado and Jaime Laude