Thanks for the answers.
I'm watching my friend's online activities, to see what's happening when he interacts with these filipinas online.
But of the online msgs:
Some of the naughty stuff are like "I wish I could see you and touch you" and sometimes sexual acts they ask about. He didn't tell me of any naughty pics and stuff, and the convos don't suggest such things were exchanged, so I guess he didn't get any. These filipinas still talk like interested parties/normal though - glad to talk/missed you, no obvious red flags(like outright asking for money, in fact they seem to use their own money(that they got from other expats?) to talk to my friend, like going to paid net cafes and such). Nearly all of these filipinas have expressed interest in seeing him offline(him arriving in the phils). One of them is a 37 year old single mom, who sometimes sends "naughty" messages(my friend is 29). The 37 yr old has stated she doesn't go out a whole lot especially at night, to avoid trouble(and is apparently from cebu city, any thoughts on the social climate there?), and stated that she doesn't just want a ONS(which could just mean a f**k buddy).
If I were this guy, I'd go and screw the MILF, and go for the younger ones if she doesn't work out(which would entail balancing your vacation time with at least 3 different women). But what if they(any of them) want him for more than just sex/money, and they go for the "marry me!" card? It'd suck if he had to split with any of them after a substantial amount of time getting to know them. Of course, being used for sex (when you're single) sounds like every male's dream.
Of these criteria that I've seen:
1. She comes from Southern Philippines
Most of them, even the ones sending him the naughty messages, are not from manila, but mindanao and cebu and lanao del norte. That's the southern part right?
2. She has an excellent relationship with her father
Haven't heard anything about their parents. Maybe he didn't ask( I should tell him to)?
3. She worries about you
I have seen them asking how he was doing, but that's about it..
4. She's a hard worker and has life skills
Haven't heard of occupations much. I did see some stating they have no job(but they have some money to talk at least).
5. Mutual physical attraction
Since it's "whatever" on his side, what about the filipina? Does talk of doing sexual acts to him count?
6. Common interests and long term goals
I don't expect a filipina to have the same interests/goals as a westerner. But from those who talked about music, they love his taste in it(which is rock, with some elec dance), with him liking their soft rock/latin rock.
Banano, pulling a PI move sounds interesting! But if I told my friend the results, he'd probably get pissed off(since that would kind of be cock-blocking). But I will share them here if I try this.