I'm not over 50, so those visas don't help me unfortunately.
The embassy in Manila also wanted a letter from the mother consenting to me getting the visa. In addition they wanted an ARC card from the Philippines which I did not have.
On top of that, that would have only been the single entry visa anyway, so applying online with the e-visa would have been more efficient.
I'm considering on getting the DTV instead, but in the long run it would be as good as having the Non O incase I ever decided to go for PR or something down the road.