If you have a masters degree or doctorate or other professional degree I would say don't bother trying to find a decent woman here cause it's near impossible unless your standards are low in the looks department or your willing to deal with typical feminist shit found in America. Wealthy woman here in the Philippines tend to be dominant so if your not the submissive type than dating one isn't going to work out. Actually most of the woman here once they get into a relationship with you try to dominate the guy to see what they can get aways with. It's just that woman with money technically don't need a man so they tend to think they can be the boss. The older the woman is the worse it gets.
I interview the cream of the crop here in the Philippines on a regular basis and get to see a lot of educated woman and talk to them. There aren't that many I would bother with, most of the good ones are trying to immigrate to other countries anyways so all the uneducated leftovers will be around in the coming years. Basically the education system is such shit here that when comparing it to a western one you have to drop down one notch their education level. For example if they graduated high school it would maybe be only equivalent to reaching 8th grade. If they graduated university that would only be equal to finishing high school. If they have a masters that would maybe be the same as getting a bachelors degree. Any doctorate or professional degree is really only about the level of a masters in a western country unless they got their degree overseas or gained additional training in a foreign country. Most of the decent professionals are leaving the Philippines in droves on a monthly basis. The only ones staying are the ones with poor English skills or have other obligations that make them have to stay in the country.
The Philippines is going to be a really f***ed up place 10-20 years from now as they have no one qualified to teach the next generation and their society is going to just keep getting worse, not better.
Personally I wouldn't bother getting involved with a Filipina as a long term GF or wife, too many issues not worth dealing with over a long period of time. Find other woman from different countries, that's my opinion. They are okay to hang around with on a short time basis but long term they have too many negatives going for them to consider being a proper house wife. Most of the younger woman can't even cook or do house hold chores! Especially if they come from a rich family, so they are little different from western girls in that respect. They are generally lazy too and won't keep their bodies looking good as they age, they just rely on nature so if it goes it goes with them. Also they have nothing to really talk about, they will bore you to death in the long run.
I'm more of the intellectual and rational type so this may be why I can't find a decent girl here cause most of the population is more emotional and has little to say of relevance in a conversation. If you don't mind having a girl that is overly emotional and has trouble thinking independently and making her own decisions about various subject matter than ok be with a Filipina. But most guys married to one that live here in Philippines specifically hang out at bars because they want to meet and talk to foreigners. Mainly cause their GF or wife has nothing to say so they need to find people that can stimulate them intellectually.
I've been living here for over 5 years now and traveled to all the major cities here in the Philippines. It's all the same wherever you go. Those decent educated girls from the the Philippines that are dating material are most likely already in the western country you are trying to escape from: Canada, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland & USA. Hang around some of the major hospitals in one of the bigger cities and you'll find Filipinas originally from the Philippines. Chat them up, they may be a better catch than traveling all the way to PI to attempt to find a decent girl.
I've already given up on girls from PI and to a lesser extent other Asian countries; I'm looking ahead to eastern Europe or South America as I haven't had many experiences with the woman from those areas. Asian woman yes, and I know what package they bring to a relationship. I'm not so sure I want to sign for it at this juncture in my life...

And yes, some of the prettiest girls do end up whoring themselves out cause they have no other options. Over 60% of the population is considered poor and many of these girls are pushed into the bar industry to support their families, especially if they are older. They will sacrifice their life to see that their younger brothers and sisters get their education and don't have to sell their bodies for money. It's sad but that's life here in PI. Decent education is not provided by the government here so there are little realistic options for the poor to get out of poverty. You can find nice girls in the bars that could be dating or wife material if you have low standards but they could never truly function properly in a western society for the most part. I think most guys messing around with bar girls and marrying them have low education and self esteem themselves or are at an age where they are older and can't get girls under 25 in their own countries so they will settle for a girl from PI, even if she was a bar girl. The bars here don't feel like brothels so a newbie guy won't really get the impression it's prostitution cause the girls are so nice to customers they like and treat them like BF's, better often then how a normal girl would treat you in the west and only after one night!
This is the seduction of places like Philippines and Thailand, the naughty nightlife can fool westerners into thinking that it's not prostitution cause it doesn't feel like western style prostitution. However if you got a good head on your shoulders and decide to live in either Thailand or Philippines you'll start realizing that its not what it appears to be and it's just a slick way of selling skin that's more lucrative than in western countries. With some guys it doesn't take long, others it takes years to break out of the fake reality they present to guys. It took me a few years to actually wake up and realize nothing decent really comes out of the bars if your looking for a GF or wife. It's ok for fun just like any titty bar would be in a western country, but getting serious with a girl from there is a huge risk and 9 out of 10 times the relationship will not work out in the long run if you come from a respectable background.
(Plus women in Philippines can sense bar girls, they have a sixth sense about it. So if you try to date one and bring her around the mall or regular places you will get stared at cause everyone knows a working girl, trust me this is the truth! I used to do that and never payed attention but now I would never run around with a bar girl in broad daylight if you have any kind of good reputation you want to keep!)