Thanks for suggestions.

Renewing before my wife goes will cost at least £300, with travelling 1,000 kms and overnight stay etc., thus unless it is imperative not the obvious choice.

I now have an email from The RP embassy in Madrid that the B.I. (Bureau of Immigration) will allow any Filipino national into the country even if they do not have a passport. Thus no problem on arrival.

I have now asked the RP embassy in Madrid to send us a letter to the effect that entry will be no problem. Whether they will commit themselves to paper waits to be seen.

In the, meanwhile, I am sure there must be Filipino nationals who have travelled to RP with less than 6 months validity on their passports.

I should be most grateful to hear from you if you have done so.

Thanks