By the way, there is a mistake with one of the links in the OP. The tutorial for setting up your own SS server is here:
How to set up your own FAST shadowsocks server on Vül†r
This post is from my website, you can find the original version here:
How to tunnel OpenVPN over shadowsocks
I didn't know that Shadowsocks and VPNs were used in Philippines. What do you use it for? The internet is not censored in Philippines like it is in China?