What really annoys me is people who think ignorance is an excuse for breaking the law, and just because the laws are not the same as UK or USA law that they are unacceptable.
How annoyed would are we when foreign people are in the UK and have no respect for our laws, and therefore when we travel abroad we should also be familiar with the laws of that country and realise the repercussions for not adhearing to those.
This man commited adultery, he broke the law, and the full force of the law was taken against him. The thing to remember in the Philippines is that a westerner the full force of the law will always be against you when you are wrong, as people like to make an example of you. In the same respect you must appreciate that corruption exists in the Philippines and money talks! The same can be said for some other Asian, African and South American countries.