Welcome Don,
This is a good place to discover.
Like many here, and you, I am also long married to a Pinay.
I lived in the Phils circa 1998-2002. First visit was in 1995 and last visit was Nov.-Dec. 2019. Would have been back since, but C-19 has killed that idea. International travel is starting to appear to be gone forever for most. I am sure it will never return to the freewheeling days we enjoyed before.
Coastal dweller, but on the west coast of Canada. Living off-grid on an island. Owning and traveling by boat a necessity, but not sailing. Not too practical year round.