Lea eventually graduated from a two-year college course and thought she could change her situation by applying for jobs. “Unfortunately, COVID-19 happened, and we all needed to stay at home.” “My source of income suddenly stopped with the pandemic, and I had to feed my baby I conceived from a prostitution buyer,” Lea remarked. Both Ann and Lea turned to the internet. A middleman would link them to “buyers” via a pornography site. Then, they will move to TikTok or Facebook messenger, and the buyers would ask for their naked photos or perform sexual acts in front of the camera and then pay Php 10,000 (USD200) for each session. “Seventy-five percent of that goes to the porn site or middleman. We only get Php 2,500 (USD 50),” Ann revealed. Lea added, “We sometimes book buyers so we can get paid directly. However, some refuse to pay after. Then they will threaten that they will upload our photos and videos when we demand money.” Both Lea and Ann wanted to share that they are now living with HIV. “I wish leaders and organizations will pay attention to things that are happening even if they may not see it in front of their faces,” appealed Lea. “Just like prostitution, and it’s a big issue for us women and girls coming from low-income families and having been victims of sexual abuse earlier in life.” Healing and Empowerment Eventually, Ann and Lea met other women survivor leaders of EWSC, Empowered Women Survivor Collective. Here, Ann and Lea received healing conversations, accompaniment to clinics, women’s rights training, legal assistance, and livelihood assistance. CATW-AP, an implementing partner of UNFPA in the Philippines, supports EWSC. With assistance from UNFPA and the Canadian Embassy in the Philippines, the EWSC is working to reach 1000 victim-survivors of ICT-facilitated sexual and gender-based violence through the 68