@kltm23 ah no, agency ka nga pala hehe, sorry. If agency ang maglodge ng visa application mo, I think you should collect the documents or info for your agency para mabilis na once you get your CoE. Kung kumpleto naman na yung documentary requirements mo, coordinate mo nlng sa agency kung ano pa need nila.
From the time I lodged kasi it took mga 3 weeks (1 week for health check results + 2 weeks actually visa application processing). But my case might be different kasi nakascholarship po ako. But I think aabot ka naman kasi more than 2 months pa naman bago yung start ng classes mo. Health check naman mabilis lng sa Manila (1 week sa akin kasi sa Taiwan ako nagpacheck).