meeting a filipino friend in Shanghai

I have made plan to travel to Shanghai from the U.S.A., and was meeting a Filipino friends there. He has copies of all my travel documents and a letter that I will be responsible for all charges incurred during the trip. He has a valid passport which show he has traveled to Hong Kong & Singapore. He has his airlines tickets and a copy of the hotel reservation. Will he be able to get a visa for the one week visit? Someone told him that China will not issue tourist visa for Philippine citizens now.