Espineda, Melvin N.
Vizmanos, Ferdinand R.
Ganados, Guy Noel B.
Article History
Received: 24 January 2025
Accepted: 19 February 2026
First Online: 12 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study adhered to the Ethical Standards of Research comprehensively. To safeguard the identity of the participants, personal details, including names, addresses, and any unnecessary information, were anonymized according to the Data Privacy Act or Republic Act No. 10173 of the Republic of the Philippines.
: The data utilized in the manuscript, along with the pertinent raw data, is readily accessible to any researcher interested in using them for non-commercial purposes while maintaining the participants’ confidentiality.