IBINUNYAG ni Pangulong Aquino na binalak umanong dukutin ng teroristang grupong Abu Sayyaf ang kanyang kapatid na si Kris Aquino at si Pambansang Kamao Manny Pacquiao.
“They allegedly even hatched plots to kidnap Manny Pacquiao or one of his children, as well as my sister Kris or one of her children, with the plan to use them in bargaining for the release of their cohorts,” sabi ni Aquino sa isang pahayag.
Idinagdag ni Aquino na inimbestigahan din ang umano’y banta sa kanyang buhay.
“Part of their effort to gain favor with ISIS, one of the ASG leaders, Isnilon Hapilon, through his cohorts in prison, has tried to convert other prisoners in New Bilibid Prison to their cause and establish ties with remnants of the Rajah Sulayman Movement purportedly in an attempt to embark on a bombing campaign in Metro Manila,” ayon pa kay Aquino.