rub&buah: better you get extension in Phil .. my 2 cents.. and you are right - maximum only 59 days .. before you need to do visa run ..
Just curious, you planning to hatch eggs in Phil ??
59 day long enough to impregnate enough women ..
Z: the pickpocket team is part of filipino culture, as much as robbery, kidnapping etc. etc. define "Only in the Philippine Islands" ...
Especially for those who ride Jeepney .. would have been hit .. only once did I come close to getting stabbed for being nosey about a korean being marked .. and then the fellow next to me jabbed something sharp at my side .. indicating I should mind my own business ..
No jeepney for me .. as much as possible, unless I am in Bagiuo or Tugegarao, or Ilocos, or IloIlo ... anywhere other than AC / Manila