Hi Dave,
welcome to the forum, I'm a bit of a fraud here now, not in a fil/brit relationship anymore and not likely to any more either.
However, I am in County Durham too, so not too far from you (thornley).
The folks here are really friendly and helpful, they can give you a lot of advice with visa stuff as well as giving advice on the quirks of the filipina nature...... its good to get their insight.
Enjoy xx
