TR EMERITUS

A picture is worth a thousand words. I ask who is protecting who in the picture. If travelling on the mrt or public buses, those 2 elderly female AETOS officers definitely qualify for priority seating. I ask again who is protecting who in the picture? I ask also if we as citizens are proud with our heads held high or sad and... 

Many people accept the narrative that the elected president's role is largely ceremonial. I disagree. The president has two important duties set out in the constitution, namely to safeguard the past reserves and to approve key appointments of senior public officers. The president can use these powers to influence the policies... 

While we expect our politicians to be competent and efficient, do we expect them to be morally upright? Are they the symbol of morality? Or should they be? I know that it is a loaded question. What do I mean by “morally upright” anyway? Whose standard should I benchmark a politician against? If we rigidly analyse Jesus’...