Hi there Eddiek,
First of all glad you had such a good time in the Phils like me. I found it an absolutely amazing and wonderful place.
Now to the point of time restrictions here is how mine went:
I arrived in the the Phils on 30th June 2012 and was married on 12th July 2012 so effectively 12 days but please read on.
Basically my wife and her family had most things in place by the time I arrived all we had to do was give notice of marriage at the town hall which had to be put on display there for 10 days before the mariage licence was issued, this is something that has to be done and there are no short cuts.
As I say can be done in a short amount of time but others will say allow at least 14 to 21 days...
Best of luck.....
PS: Don't forget to give your intention to marry at your local registry office here in the UK which will take 21 days to collect the certificate which can be exchanged for a local one which you need from the embassy in Manila, this can be done while waiting for your marriage licence to be processed...![]()