Hello George, welcome to the forum.


Here's what UKBA state:-

We have service standards for processing UK visa applications. Our standards say that we will process:
90 per cent of non-settlement applications within 3 weeks, 98 per cent within 6 weeks and 100 per cent within 12 weeks of the application date;
and 95 per cent of settlement applications within 12 weeks of the application date and 100 per cent within 24 weeks of the application date.

Please note that we define 1 week as 5 working days.
Take a look here at the UKBA guide to visa processing times and just use the drop down menu for Philippines, Manila to see the current info on times etc