If you are going to try and stick to $1000, you should probably just stay home. The airfare will cost over $1000. Spending all the money to fly all that way, then not having fun because you don’t want to spend a few more dollars is silly.. sort of like buying a really expensive car, but not getting a/c or not having enough money for gas… better to save your money, get a smaller car you can afford to ride.

You won’t be able to travel much on that budget because a decent hotel will cost about $30 per night, x 30 nights = $900. You can find a decent place on a monthly rental basis for about $300, but they will want a refundable cash security deposit also. If you stay in one spot, and do the occasional day trip, you could maybe squeak by on a $1000 budget, but would certainly be missing out on most of the fun that tourists go to the Philippines for.

1 month rent $300
transport to and from airport $100
food (30days x $10) $300
taxi, jeepney, trike fare $100
fee to extend your visa $100
TOTAL $1000