ivanvash02

I think you don't seem to understand, even if the NVC is sending out the paperwork early, you still have to wait until the priority date becomes current. sometimes immigration send the paperwork up to 2 years earlier, and then when you see your date on the bulletin, that means there is a visa available and you will have your interview.
instead of waiting until your priority date is current, then begin to file all this paperwork, then have the interview, they do it earlier.
if you check the bulletin I put, immigration is currently working with those who's priority date is Dec 22nd, 2002, for category F2B. Since this Is the forum for citizens filing petitions, I assumed that your grandfather was a US Citizen. F2B is for residents filing for unmarried children.
so you still have more than 2 years of waiting if your priority date is in 2005.

anyway even if they are starting to request the paperwork, your mom still has to wait until the priority date becomes current, I'm surprised that they are requesting it now
if you check the visa bulletin for August for the Philippines, it is January 1st, 2001, unless you gave us an incorrect priority date.
when was the petition filed, not when it was approved?
if it was filed in 2004, then she still has several more years of waiting
check the category F1 for Philippines
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_6028.html
plus, as said your niece is not included in the petition, so your sister should know that.

The parents did not get married so this is a non-issue.
ivanvash02 you have to find out exactly when the petition was approved. It is needed in computing your eligibility for CSPA.

CSPA applies to derivative beneficiaries as well.How do you know he is too old? How do you know this without knowing how long it took to approve the I-130. You don't, so there is no way for you to say that he is too old.
The only thing you got right is that the sister's daughter cannot get a visa.
Why you you keep making stuff up that discourage people from immigrating? You are really screwing with people's lives in a bad way.