You can visit all the islands involved in WWII, i would kill for an experience like that.
From the sound of it, he's going to be kept busy with charity work for 3 months.
The Phillipines sounds like a lovely place to visit for a holidaying-year or a gap-year from university or college, but if you're being forced to go despite not wanting to, and having to be there just to do charity work, then I can see how it's horrible.
It's a real shame to hear that you are having to go though, Clone.
Hopefully you'll be able to get back online to here to message us some.
But who knows, you might just be able to enjoy some of it a little bit.
If you're going to be there for atleast 3 months, then you don't want to make it a really stuff 3 months.
I hope to see you posting again before you return, but if not, then we'll just have to wait. :(