Ok did they attempt to live together in a 3rd party country? you only stated that they did not live in Philippines. (that leaves out the rest of the world) (I would not be surprise if some of those "conjugal" applications were actually classified as common law).
Did they attempt to visit each other? You have only stated that the Filipino spouse got their visa rejected, but you did not state if Canadian partner did visit him or her. You also did not state if they meet each other in 3rd country.
What you stated below most likely proves the opposite (it indirectly points to several meet ups and some time spent together somewhere).
The case in this thread would be seen so far at best as some romantic chitchat on FB / Instagram / Skype. (they are talking 6 months and they have never seen each other in person. Other than long talks there are no additional ties there).
Seriously, for the 3rd time, IRCC does NOT expect people to go to a third country for a conjugal app.
I would be extremely surprised if ANY of those apps are actually common-law.
Of course they visited. No app would be approved without some in-person contact.
Jddd and I are not saying that OP qualifies. Read my previous posts where I flat out said OP has no chance right now. We are speaking to the general statements about conjugal made by yourself and canuck78 that were incorrect.