
AYUNGIN SHOAL, South China Sea (The Adobo Chronicles, Aquatic Bureau) – While former President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to jet-ski to the South China Sea remained just that — a plan, Senator Manny Pacquiao has actually walked his talk.
Pacquiao not only jet-skied to the disputed territory — he actually stayed overnight at BRP Sierra Madre, the Philippine Coast Guard ship now anchored at Ayungin Shoal.
The Adobo Chronicles’ senior geopolitics correspondent Brian Neyra snapped a photo of a shirtless Pacquiao peeking from one of the ship’s dilapidated windows.
The senator told AC that it is his way of showing his patriotism and his full support for the Philippines’ claim on disputed territory with China.
You go, Manny!