MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just hours after Bureau of Corrections Chief Gregorio Catapang Jr. said he is seeking to create a barrio where persons deprived of liberty (PDL) will be allowed to live with their families while serving their sentence, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) offered the Ayungin Shoal in the disputed South China Sea territory as the most appropriate site for said barrio.

PCG said Ayungin Shoal is ideal for the plan since PDLs will have no means to escape while at the same time sending a message to China that the island belongs to the Philippines.

Family members of PDLs will also have the opportunity to fish for their food to complement supply shipment from the Philippine government.

Is this shooting two birds with one bullet on the part of the Philippines?