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.
As far as I know Indonesia banned it not from its trading but only for buying and selling activities because they can't be tracked when they accept this, that is why they make a regulation on it. May be it is exception for Bali because it is tourist place, so every payment will be included there plus as I heard there is the main source bitcoin started
Anyway I just dont believe it that Philiphines going to accept this when they have a very strict rules on their countries. But if they going to accept it then I believe others South East Asia countries will soon accept it as one of the payment