“When I was seven years old, my family would often wonder why I trembled whenever I saw my cousin,” shared Lea from Balagtas, Bulacan. “He was 22, and this went on for three years. Later on, they learned that he sexually abused me, and he was sent away by my family.” Years later, Lea, at the age of 18, decided to study in Apalit, Pampanga. Since she came from a low-income family, she worked in a canteen to provide additional funds for her daily needs and school expenses. One day, her housemate asked if Lea wanted quick cash. “She just told me to dress nicely. Then we traveled to Angeles, Pampanga (a former US-military base located one and a half hours away from Apalit, and went to a bar with many foreigners. I met a man from Brazil, and he asked me to do ‘certain’ things, and he gave me money. I was just shocked,” said Lea. “I did not want it to happen,” she said while sobbing. Just like Lea, Ann narrated the incident of her first sexual abuse. As a farmer's daughter, she understood that their family did not have enough income to send her to school. She agreed to stay at her relative’s house when her uncle volunteered to sponsor her studies at 16. “My uncle was so kind, and he paid for my tuition fees,” said Ann. Then her voice started to break, “After two years, he started abusing me. I could not tell anyone because he threatened to kill my parents.” She ran away without telling her family. Homeless and destitute, Ann did not know how to survive without money. One of her friends asked if she would like to become a waitress. “Of course, I said yes, and I went with her. Little did I know that she meant it included entertaining men in a high-class bar – foreigners, politicians, policemen, rich and old men, and do whatever sexual acts they wanted me to do.” Ann shared, “One abuser even got me pregnant.” From Face to Face to Online: The Shift to Online Sexual Violence and Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic 67