If you want to stay in the R.P for a year then just fly here and they give you a 30 day visa free stay..
you can then extend the 30 days to 59 days in any B.I office..After that you can extend every 2/3 months for up to 2 years without ever needing a one year multi entry visa!
You can apply for the 6 month tourist visa which costs about 12/13k..(Only in Manila immigration)
From memory,one year of extensions + the ACR card cost about 400 Quid.