“Philippine police have stepped up security on the holiday island of Cebu, the president’s spokesman said on Friday, after the U.S. embassy warned its citizens that ‘terrorist’ groups could be planning kidnappings there.
The travel advisory was issued in response to comments made to media by regional police that said six Abu Sayyaf rebels were in Cebu, an island popular for diving and racy nightlife and far from the Islamist group’s stronghold in the south.”
Source: Philippines steps up security after U.S. warns citizens of kidnap threat | Reuters
