Swimming elderly ice cream vendor in Batangas beach inspires

An elderly man selling ice creams by swimming to his customers in a famous beach in Lian, Batangas has gone viral.

Abbey Hernandez shared on Facebook a series of photos of the Wenceslao Sumalinog while swimming in Matabungkay Beach, using an ice chest filled with ice drops and ice creams as a floater.

Hernandez said she thought Sumalinog was a local tourist like her, enjoying the beach until she saw the ice chest.

The Facebook post has been shared more than 36,000 times with 35,000 reactions as of Tuesday.

The netizen told YouScoop that she took the photos last October and she returned last December 9 to give Mang Wenceslao some cash and a sack of rice.

Several netizens have been inspired by Mang Wenceslao and a few are praying that more people give him assistance. —Marlly Rome Bondoc/ALG, GMA News