communicating in the Philippines is extremely easy for many Western business people. The business language of the country is English (as a result of the American influenced era which began in 1898) and, indeed, the country's biggest export is probably an English-language speaking workforce which travels the world repatriating hard currency.
It is dangerous, however, to assume that just because many business people speak seemingly fluent English that their communication pattern is akin to that of an American or British visitor. The Filipino communication style still owes much to its Asian roots and the use of diplomatic and coded language can make comprehension somewhat difficult.