I don’t know much about the Philippines but I’m going to guess it is a lot easier to get around the US, especially given the number of budget airlines here. Maybe part of your research can be doing a little bit of research on low cost, short (whatever that means -2, 3 hours?) flight connections.
Also - your parents clearly mean well and don’t want you to have what they considered drawbacks of their colleges, but, this is your experience. If you feel differently about their reasons (it’s not clear to me if you do, so IF), then maybe gently explain to them that you see things a little differently. Maybe coming home for every break is more important than them visiting you frequently, for example.