We can use bitcoin to pay bills, load and for travel in the Philippines but we are using a third party program. We can't really use bitcoin to pay in an embassy, or a loading center or even in some bills center directly. Although on that third party program you can pay your bills, have load, and travel without any hassle. In op, it's like its hyping everybody on how bitcoin works in the Philippines but no. In my country, there are lesser stores that accept bitcoin as payment. And for the record, if you heard GCASH, that is the used wallet in my country.
several shops and shopping centers on the island of Bali, Indonesia. also can accept bitcoin as a payment tool even though our country has made regulations about it, but not all financial activities we can do with bitcoin, here, we use bitcoin with limits.
Most of the countries around the world has got such a limited access to bitcoin usage. Philippines being one of the country with the increased number of bitcoin users giving access to such a large number of usage with direct bitcoin acceptance is really good. Though it is a small country they are highly adoptive to technology. Following this can expect more countries to adopt bitcoin.