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LADY IN THE SKY

A FEW WEEKS FROM THIS WRITE UP,  I FEATURED FIRST FEMALES  BUS DRIVERS, THIRTEEN OF THEM (13) TO BE EXACT, DRIVE THE BUSIEST ROAD OF EDSA, THE PHILIPPINES ONCE MOST DANGEROUS ROADS WHERE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS TAKES PLACE. TODAY, I WILL FEATURE THE FIRST PHILIPPINE FEMALE COMMERCIAL JET PILOT. HER NAME IS CAPTAIN MARIE "BROOKE" A. CASTILLO FROM THE COCKPIT OF CEBU PACIFIC'S AIRBUS A319s AND A320's. CASTILLO SAID SHE IS DESTINED TO BE THE LADY IN THE SKY AND SHE DESCRIBES THAT TO BE A PILOT IS THE BEST JOBS IN THE WORLD. OF COURSE NO ONE DISAGREE WITH WHAT SHE FEELS ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE IS OUT THERE IN THE SKY. WOMEN CONQUERED THE WORLD PREVIOUSLY CONQUERED ONLY BY MEN. CASTILLO SAID, AS A PILOT SHE NEEDS TO SCRUTINIZE EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS BECAUSE SHE CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT ONES LIFE IN DANGER. WOMAN PILOT HAD AN ADVANTAGE OVER THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS IN THIS ASPECT. A PILOT NEEDS TO CHECK MORE THAN 200 ITEMS BEFORE AN ACTUAL FLIGHT. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, CAST