Owing to the traditional generosity of the nanguan community in the Philippines, and its penchant for lavish displays of hospitality, the convention in the Philippines was the only time the host organization covered all expenses--an extraordinarp outlay--for other groups attending the one-week event. Regrettably, these great gatherings of like-minded souls came to an end after 1983.
且由於菲律賓南管人海派好面子的作風，四次的南音大會奏，菲律賓主辦國擔負了所有與會者一周會期內的食宿招待，手筆之大，空前絕後。