Hey, I'm from the August group, not Manila office though. I asked someone from that group though what their timelines are normally like for your VO and they said 12 months but that the people who are being processed in 2-3 months now are expedited cases, ie. sponsor about to give birth, etc. Super frustrating though overall, I hear you, the process for everyone is taking too long... fingers crossed for you all that you hear soon!