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Missing seaman's last trip, lasting gift.
(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Chito A. Fuentes
CARLOS Santiago had declared it would be his last contract on a foreign vessel. As events turned out, it would be his last trip anywhere.
Like many Filipinos entertaining hopes of a better life, Santiago decided to embrace the life of a seaman. Although raised in the farming town of Talakag, Bukidnon, he felt that foreign oceans dangled the ticket to a better future for his family.
Caloy, 45, finished his Nautical course at the Philippine Maritime Institute-Colleges Bohol and started his own family. In 1989, he got his first overseas contract.
Although stories abound of overseas workers fooling around, Nora said she had no such problems with Caloy. "He was the perfect husband for me," she recalled.
Nora explained the reasons: Caloy had no vices and didn't smoke, drink alcohol or gamble.
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