October 30, 2029
TG Foundation Temporary Office
TG Tower – 19th Floor
9:20 AM
The temporary office assigned to the TG Foundation was still half-empty. Desks without drawers. Chairs still wrapped in plastic. A single whiteboard leaned against the wall waiting for installation. The air smelled faintly of new carpet and adhesive.
Adrian stood near the window with a folder tucked under his arm. Behind him, two new staff members—Maria, a program analyst, and Jerome, a former NGO coordinator—sat at a long table sorting through stacks of envelopes.
"Digital submissions are manageable," Maria said, tapping a tablet, "but the physical ones keep coming. Overnight couriers, bus cargo, walk-ins from rural towns. Some schools sent them by batches."
Jerome nodded. "One principal from Zamboanga mailed us everything in a cardboard box. He wrote a note saying they do not have scanners."
