If I just get married in the Philippines, I am looking at 9-12mths before she can join me here in the US correct? We are currently doing the finance v

If you get married in the Philippines, she can process her green card at the foreign consulate overseas. Alternatively you can sponsor her for a fiancé visa and then when she enters the US you get married and then she can adjust status to get her green card. Discuss your case with counsel. Counsel anywhere in the USA can represent you.