ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has beheaded a Filipino hostage in Sulu.

Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana Jr. commander of Joint Task Force Sulu, identified the victim as Noel Besconde, the captain of F/B Ramona who was abducted along with three others in the Celebes Sea in December last year.

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