I'm from Dublin. I enter the Philippines and get a 21 day visa on arrival as jonnijon says. I have an Irish passport. Then after 21 days you can extend your visa for two months and every two months after that , up to 2 years, as I understand from the various forums I read through. I may be wrong on that but that's what folks are saying on the forums. The visa extension costs, I think I paid 4000peso when I did it last year. But if you are staying just the 21 days then visa on arrival applies. Good luck. Patrick (yes, am also a Patrick).