The requirements for tourist visa application for Filipinos are:
1. Applicant's passport with blank pages and at least 6 months validity left before expiration.

2. A truly and completely filled application form affixed with one passport-size or 2x2 colored photo, with white background, full-face front view, and no hat.

3. An original Visa Notification Form issued by Chinese authorized unit.

4. A copy of the round-trip plane ticket

5. Hotel reservation / invitation letter with a copy of the inviter's valid residence visa and passport information page or inviter's Chinese national identity card and the company's business registration.

6. Previously used China visa in old or new passport (Only visa stickers will be accepted. Those with stamped visas must submit additional documents for first time China visa applicants. Please refer to the list below.)

7. For first time applicants to China (Philippine passport holders, 18 years old and above), they are required to provide the following:

a) original NBI clearance valid for travel abroad

b) employment certificate, company ID, SSS ID and contributions, TIN ID and latest ITR

8. The emergency contact information page in the applicant's passport should be filled out and photocopied.

9. Other documents required by the visa officers if necessary.

It is almost impossible for you to get a visa valid for 3 or 1 year if you come to China for sightseeing for the first time.