hi Sim
aawwwww i lost my reply now i got to do it all over again lol.
question, a visitor visa is same as tourest visa ? if so,

is not her requirments
to have proof of
any land property ,income to return to in philipines,
bank accounts
proof she has available money to accomodate and support herself here in uk for the 6 months,
a return ticket.
But to not come here and make bf/gf. reationship (in which case i do not exist ) she will be comming here indipendantly as a touist ,,,,,,

i guess in her favour she has been working away from philipines on a working visa , now over a period of over 10 years, and as so
evidence that she has frequently been reliable to return home on frequent visits home

this is how i read it ,on the requirments here found at this home office link
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...s/eligibility/

ps, she has friends who have recently visited uk on tourest visas, they had no problems,
she seems very confident there will be no problem as she can meet the requirments,
where as i am not so confident,
anyway at the worst i will have to wait to see untill about april and travel to phil on my own without having had her company