ZAMBOANGA CITY: President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Monday led the inauguration of the Basilan Circumferential Road amid tight security following Sunday night’s bombing in Sumisip town.

Launched was the 135-kilometer circumferential road project undertaken by the Philippine Army and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) during the time of President Fidel Ramos in the 1990s.

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