quote your appeal letter------------ and have been waiting for a response for her to be either accepted or rejected as a visitor coming to the UK.
Having had confirmation through their web site pages that the visa has been processed and also by txt on Routchil’s phone as stipulated when submitted the application, Routchil has traveled from Cebu to Manila to claim the visa as informed on both accounts.

so you rightly or wrongly believed that you would be issued a tourist visa and you went to manila to collect it???? and your bf booked flights to uk on the basis of MIGHT hindsight is great