Puno met with top local officials of Zamboanga Sibugay and Basilan during an emergency meeting organized by Zamboanga City Mayor Celso Lobregat to resolve the spate of kidnappings in the region.

The head and body of coconut farmer Felix Salcedo, 65, was found on the outskirts of the Basilan capital of Isabela, said Cris Puno, spokesman for island governor Wahab Akbar. "The old man was ...