First Filipino transgender chief engr shares her greatest love

By Yashika F. Torib

Feb 14, 2024 12:07 am

VALENTINE'S Day in the 21st century usually evokes images of love-struck couples, of men bearing gifts and of stores bursting with modern 'symbols' of affection — flowers, chocolates and teddy bears.

Such expression of love is the same for seafarers whose job entails a long-distance relationship (LDR) for about a year or more; hence, it is the typical concession of sending material gifts to their loved ones back home.

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