For many fathers, being present means showing up for the little moments — a first word, a first step, a scraped knee that needs comforting. But what happens when your job takes you around the world and keeps you away from home for weeks at a time, representing Singapore on the global stage? 

So how challenging can it be, to be a father while tending to his national duties? And what does it mean to be a present parent even when you can't always be physically there?

On a Father's Day special of The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks to the Former World Champion, and Singapore’s National Badminton Player, Loh Kean Yew, as he shares his personal journey in fatherhood.