FILIPINO = TRIBALISM
Filipinos are very sociable, but even while they may love you, if they can't take advantage of you, they typically have no use for you. No all filipinos, but a large enough percentage that you will statistically be prey here. Of course all cultures have this selfish, but what makes the filipino variety special is that they hide it expertly (they even believe the lie themselves which makes it more convincing) and do not believe in self-responsibility or admitting responsibility. It is always someone else fault that they live their lives with haphazard planning. Two famous sayings here are "move on" and "depende sa hangin" (follow the changing the wind"). Never do they remember what they did. The rear view mirror doesn't exist. If you said this over here, you would "persona na grata", they really take it personally when you criticize their culture (because you are attacking their tribe), unlike us Americans who love to criticize our culture and each other.
Filipinos love to gossip and spread the worst untrue rumors about you behind your back. You will suddenly wonder why all your neighbors are acting strange to you...didn't you know you've been fucking your 17 year old maid? Yeah you are the last person to find out about your sex life. Well not that the majority of foreigners over here don't deserve such a reputation.
However I don't understand why the People there let the situation degenerates to this point?
Money. Culture. Tribal culture means everybody trying to backstab another and get theirs for their own. Influence of learning to frustrate the Spanish colonialism, where by ignoring directives, the Spanish weren't omniscient. The trait of being happy in the moment, since planning didn't work out in that chaotic environment and don't need planning here because no winter, everything grows year round. Learning to be happy with very little material things, so they don't need you, unless they can get something. And they consume those extras immediately because for them it is all just for the moment.
If that "happy go lucky" life has a bad luck, they will blame on you if they are at fault, and if you are at fault, they will spare no effort to extract a very high price from you. Never do they allow their tribe to be the loser.
If they believe they are getting more from you than they normally should be able to get (i.e. more than other tribes get from foreigners), they will be very proud and all smiles. Spoil them (e.g. bring one to your own country) and the level of gifts you must provide to them will increase significantly.
If you see filipinos working very hard abroad, it is because they are sacrificing for their tribe. That doesn't change the above traits.
Don't get me wrong. Lots of adorable filipinos, but the veneer rubs off eventually. No culture is perfect. Just be aware of the differences.
And Philippines has improved a lot in terms of material quality of life since the 1990s. And radically so since the 1970s. I live over here and get along okay, because I understand the culture.