Agreed. You will see and experience the real Philippines.
Prior to Elsa and I getting married in 2004, I stayed at her parents' place in Tacloban, and their house was basically 1 giant room divided into 4 partitions with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and lounge. 6 others were also staying in this tiny building, there were no windows and nearly every night we had "brownout". I didn't complain and I was totally humbled by the whole experience.
I had a brownout. But it was because I had a bad egg. And Rob? How many times did cockroaches wake you in the night. They are noisy things.
It's time to kick ass and chew bubble gum. And I'm all out of gum.