While often linked to the character above, the term "Batua" also appears in other contexts:
Nga agsangsangit ti matak no makitak ka (My eyes weep when I see you)
Furthermore, the has launched a project to transcribe the song in the modern Ilocano orthography (spelling it as Kawili Batua to align with current phonetic rules) to prevent it from becoming a forgotten dialect relic.
The phrase "Batua" appears to be a phonetic or localized variation (likely Indonesian or Tagalog) associated with trending TikTok edits and discussions.