Facts Its the Wind.............
Its the winds and the load. No airplane made today except the 777200LR and 345 can go that long with full load from LAX-MNL. The winds and balakbayan load require that 30-40% of the time you must be a techinical re-fueling stop. Standard stuff - only way to avoid it is too limit weight from MNL to LAX no problem as the winds are almost always favorable..................