A seafarer's wife's journey to manning presidency

A seafarer's wife's journey to manning presidency
14/08/2024 https://headtopics.com/ph/a-seafarer-s-wife-s-journey-to-manning-preside...

DIANNE Alilin is among the many Filipino seafarers wives who have seen and experienced first-hand the gradual changes that time and technology have brought to the maritime industry.

Alilin met her husband in 1994 in Senator Crewing Manila , a recruitment agency for Filipino seafarers. She was a newly hired processing officer of the same company at the time.Like all 'marine-ated' wives, Alilin and her husband bridged their long-distance relationship with letters, telexes, voice tapes, and satellite calls.Dianne Alilin, president, Senator Crewing Manila.

She was among the maritime women of the early 90s who endured nine months to more than a year of physical separation from their husbands, biding their time, caring for the family until the next letter arrives or when the phone rings.It was a difficult time to be a seafarer's wife back then.'It is hard for both the seafarer and the family to be far away from each other.

Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)