There are pros and cons. I used to live in Philippines for 12 years at Makati, Manila. The only advantage I saw was everyone speaks english well. Take note that Philippines have natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcano eruptions and typhoons. I had experienced all these in 12 years. The rest, Thailand is much better. I moved to Thailand 4 years ago and it was right decision for me. Everything is much easier in Thailand. Better health care system. The only minor thing is language barrier but thats not really concern.