Adobo is good, I also like a bit of hummba which is similar generally chunks of pork belly in a soy and wait for it cola sauce and for me here is the major problem, filipinos have a very sweet tooth for me a spoiler in what could be nice dishes. The main issue is there is little variety so for a short holiday you could eat a few local dishes and come away thinking the food was OK. The basis of most dishes is stodgy plain rice and pork which gets a bit boring. I was talking to a friend of mine from the UK about this earlier in the year, he thought I was being a bit harsh but when I said how many filipino restaurants do you know he was stuck for a answer. In any big town In the UK you would find representation from all corners of the globe but as yet iv'e never come across a filipino eatery. All that said I can find some great Thai, Malay and Vietnamese restaurants here and i'm a pretty good cook myself. For me anyhow this is out weighed by the country as a whole, generally really nice people stunning scenery and great weather ignoring the odd typhoon. Stay safe
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Come to think of it, I don't think there is a Filipino restaurant here either.... :)
These days, I guess in most countries it is possible to get a range of restaurants. I think the food in Australia was brilliant because of so many cultures influencing the blend - Finnish food sucks ass for the most part.
The people make the biggest difference to any meal anyway. I am from the tropics - Typhoons are fine. ;D