It's not good to assume but I've always assumed that a majority (90%+) of the people who read this forum are male foreigners. I guess the other % must be Filipinos trying to pick up some kind of business from the foreigners and maybe a few foreigner females. If you are a foreigner who is female (especially if you hair is blond) your experiences in the Philippines will be a lot different then those mentioned on this forum. Definitely at least with male officials at any level.