A recently published editorial of this journal states that ‘the world needs an enquiry [sic] so as to learn as many lessons as possible’.1 One of the lessons learned can be gleaned from the letter correspondences that have stressed the intervening potential of religious and/or spiritual support in the pandemic, particularly the role of spirituality2 and religious institutions such as the Catholic Church.3 The long period of lockdown in the Philippines, however, resulted in psychological problems that precipitated self-harm and self-destructive behaviors.4