There's no smoke without fire. TSL needs to explain everything that led up to this, not just deny it.
MP Teo Ser Luck steps in after RC's Tagalog sign sparks online debate
A picture circulating online, of a poster (above) in Tagalog asking for volunteers to join a Filipino sub-committee at the Compassvale Villa RC, has reignited the debate about the lack of integration between foreigners and locals. -- PHOTO: FACEBOOK
By Tessa Wong
A sign in Tagalog seeking volunteers for a Filipino residents' sub-committee has sparked controversy online, prompting the area's MP Teo Ser Luck to clarify that it was a mistake and that no such sub-committee was formed.
The Straits Times understands that a Singaporean member of the Compassvale Villa Residents' Committee (RC) had come up with the idea for a Filipino sub-committee as a way to improve integration, and had put up the sign in the RC's vicinity.
RCs are grassroots bodies set up in HDB estates to organise activities for residents and to promote community bonds. They are under the purview of the People's Association, a statutory board.
Several forums and blogs have in recent weeks circulated a photo of the sign, sparking debate online.
MP Teo Ser Luck steps in after RC's Tagalog sign sparks online debate
Published on Oct 15, 2013
7:51 AM
7:51 AM
A picture circulating online, of a poster (above) in Tagalog asking for volunteers to join a Filipino sub-committee at the Compassvale Villa RC, has reignited the debate about the lack of integration between foreigners and locals. -- PHOTO: FACEBOOK
By Tessa Wong
A sign in Tagalog seeking volunteers for a Filipino residents' sub-committee has sparked controversy online, prompting the area's MP Teo Ser Luck to clarify that it was a mistake and that no such sub-committee was formed.
The Straits Times understands that a Singaporean member of the Compassvale Villa Residents' Committee (RC) had come up with the idea for a Filipino sub-committee as a way to improve integration, and had put up the sign in the RC's vicinity.
RCs are grassroots bodies set up in HDB estates to organise activities for residents and to promote community bonds. They are under the purview of the People's Association, a statutory board.
Several forums and blogs have in recent weeks circulated a photo of the sign, sparking debate online.
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