hi chris,

your wife will purchase manager's cheque in metrobank same amount of the visa payment and the payee of that cheque should be british embassy-manila, then she will bring it together with the application..it doesnt mean that u already paid the embassy when u get the manager's cheque but it's an assurance of british embassy from bank that u have money with them "earmarked" intended for visa payment. so it's good as cash but in terms of cheque that u pay to them when u hand the application. Hope this will help and Goodluck to your wifes application.