Well, my husband is the same telling we have no such proper housing materials and electrical etc.
I said stop criticising and start buying UK British standard electricals, shower, sockets etc. for our future house and he started buying it but most of the time, I do the winging
as he buys stuffs in the UK but made in China.

To be honest, we have some housing material store in Makati if you want high standard materials.
I have seen some houses of rich people in our country and I cannot compare it with Council house here.
But I admire the castles here!

I have seen house of a filipina married to japanese and most materials came from Japan including solar power generator for electric and it's a marvelous house really.

We have spanish houses in the Philippines built in 1600 and still in good shape.
So I believe we have proper materials as well.