As a public service, The Adobo Chronicles is publishing this open letter by one of our readers/subscribers, addressed to ex-President Noynoy Aquino and his ersthwhile Foreign Affairs Secretary, Albert Del Rosario:

Dear Sirs:

First of all, let me congratulte both of you for your significant roles that led to the Philippines winning its arbitration case filed with the United Nations defending our country’s claim to one of the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea — Pag-asa Island.

Today, I read  with keen interest the Manila Times column of  a journalist and book author I greatly admire — Rigoberto Tiglao —which points out that the Pag-island the Philippines is claiming as its territory is actually just a rock.

While the news is very disapponting to me, it has given me much excitement  because of two rocks that have been sitting in my garden for many years now.

I am afraid that China or some other foreign country might take interest in the rocks and claim them as part of their their territory.

I am writing you to see if any of you, Sirs, would be interested in representing me in a case I am planning to submit to the United Nations to lay claim to my two precious rocks.

I do not have a lot of money to fund this claim, so I was wondering if you would be kind enough to render your services to me on a pro bono basis.

I am looking forward to your favorable reply.

Sincerely,

Juan  De La Cruise

P.S. I was also going to ask the same favor of former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay but  he’s too busy with his hopeless Senatorial campaign.