Thailand all the way!!! Much cleaner, safer, and cheaper!!! The only safe places in the Philippines are Davao City and other tourist destinations like, Boracay, Palawan, and Baguio. If you're going to visit, avoid the Metro Manila area at all costs, you could either get mugged, kidnapped scammed or worse be killed especially at night! It is a very dangerous place with lots of beggars scattered all over I'm telling you.