TR EMERITUS

I would like to start off with this question that has been bothering me for awhile: Why are the support staff of government bodies so cold to fellow citizens who are truly in distress? In this scenario, it is the ICA. Not only did the customer service officer ignore my email, the replies were always one sentence and at times... 

NSmen Dr Andy Ho suggested that people with schizophrenia be exempted from national service ("Exempt these young men from NS"; last Sunday). Already, society attaches a stigma to mental illness; many companies, educational institutions and insurers ask applicants whether they have a history of such conditions. A blanket policy... 

I'm just sick and tired of pappies twisting words and calling us "bigots" or "xenophobes" over the celebration of Pinoy's I-Day in Orchard Rd. Let's make one thing clear. Many of us who oppose Pinoy's celebration are NOT saying they cannot celebrate their I-Day. DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT twist our words. What we are saying is...