We are located in the Philipines, is there a way we can get a merchant account so we can accept credit cards?
There are offshore merchant account provider that you should be able to get setup through. There also may be 3rd party processors that accept from your country. http://www.wilsonweb.com/art/ecomm/3rd-world-ecomm.htm this page has a good breakdown of what may be available to you.