Will continue some time next week and hopefully get to the pictures then as well!
Any pictures yet?
I know its been a while, but where did you stay in Phillipines?
I stayed in GH in Manila and used Airbnb the rest.
I stayed in an Airbnb for about $40 a night which is part of high rise building that had a nice lobby, pool, and workout room. It was about a 5 min walk from Chabad IIRC.