Reactions to handsome Elcano crew

WAS IT THIS WAY IN 1521? After a Spanish ship is expected to arrive here for the quincentennial celebration of Christianity in the Philippines, some netizens joked that they were looking for a rematch of the Battle of Mactan.

But that attitude changed when they saw some very handsome young men among the ship’s crew.

“I’ll pirate them for a friend,” one of them reacted.

“Please ‘colonize’ me!” another said.