The Reckoning

May 10, 2022.

The sun had barely risen over Metro Manila when Matthew Borja made his decision.

He wasn't going to stay silent.

The election was over. Regina Velasco had lost. The country had, once again, chosen a name over merit, a dynasty over competence, corruption over progress.

And Matthew was done pretending that the Philippines could change.

He had watched the results unfold in real time, had seen the tide shift unnaturally, had witnessed people celebrate as if they had won some great battle—when in reality, they had just handed the keys to the country's future to a legacy of thieves.

Now, he was going to tell them exactly what he thought.

Sentinel Systems HQ – Press Room.

A long table stretched across the stage, but Matthew was the only one sitting behind it. No advisors. No corporate executives. No legal team.

This wasn't about Sentinel Systems.

This was personal.