Mexico would be a better choice...at that's a bad one....
you think these people in these countries WANT Americans there?...
The potential of the Muslim threat in the Philippines is very limited. The UK and France probably have a higher proportion of Muslims than the Philippines, and their Muslim populations are more widespread. In the Philippines they are very concentrated.
A bomb here and there, thats all.
No real war, even in the worst case fighting would be limited to a single small region in the far south.
And the force ratios are 95-5 against the Muslims.
Nicaragua, in spite of a dictator-for-life Ortega - is one of the safest of all South/Central American countries due to cultural practices - e.g., never break into someone’s home if someone is there.
The people are warm and friendly in general. Of course, there are places gringos should never go near, but that is true in many nations.
Many Americans have been moving there and/or purchasing property there. The collapse of ‘08 put a big dent in a lot of it, but it’s still happening....and land is still relatively cheap there. If you have a couple hundred grand to put in property, and a couple thou a month income you can live well......
Not all filipinas want to marry Western men to leave the Philippines. Many marry older men who then become expatriates in the PI. And there are virtually no “G.I.s” in the Philippines anymore. We have no bases there. Mexico? Seriously?