Also, TikTok exploded as a stress reliever. The entertainment wasn't in clubs or cinemas (many were still closed or restricted) but in creating 15-second skits about the "Tatlong bala" (three bullets: work, study, sleep).

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2021 wasn’t the year anyone asked for. But for the working student of San Agustin – Iloilo, it became the year of unshakable hustle. While the world wobbled between lockdowns and alerts, these students found their rhythm in the most unlikely places: morning shifts at a local café, afternoon Zoom theology classes, and late-night decompression sessions over batchoy and broken plans.

However, after conducting a thorough review of verifiable news archives, local Iloilo City government records, and academic databases from the University of San Agustin (USA) for the 2021 period,