Singapore is a natural gateway for international firms looking to access Asia and for Asian businesses to access the world.

Whatever initiatives we launch, we must always put the interests of Singaporeans and Singapore first.

Asia has a great future; we here in the Philippines will benefit from this Asian prosperity.

Singapore is an important airline. It's really the gateway to aircraft sales in Asia. But at end of the day, one company with 10 aircraft is not going to make or break any program.

Through the outreach that I have done, through platforms, I hope to unify Singaporeans because at the end of the day, Singapore is our home. We share a common destiny, and I think all of us work together for the benefit of our country.

But to pretend that all was right with the world, I first had to know what was wrong.