, Win. As others have already pointed out, Student Visas CAN be very expensive ... and, in times of economic recession, extremely hard to come by.
In the circumstances, therefore,the most logical step would be for your boyfriend to visit YOU in the Philippines, because [as Simon says] it's crucial that you meet in person - spending as much time as possible together - in order to gather sufficient evidence to convince the British Embassy that a genuine relationship exists between the two of you.
