I just visited the Philippines.
What a huge disappointment the same garbage that was there before Covid, is still there. Garbage, filth, rats, urine smell, beggars everywhere much worse then before. Dirtiest country I have ever visited by far. And, prices are way up in Manila and several of the beach communities.
Glad I went because I will never go again it is a huge downgrade from Thailand in my opinion, a big zero the quality of life is probably better even in Cambodia.