The Philippines has participated in the Special Olympics World Games in every edition since the 1991 edition. The team won nine gold medals in the 2007 games, the most it ever had at that time. They have since surpassed that total during the 2015 games, when the team won a total of 64 medals, including 24 gold.
The delegation is backed by Special Olympics Pilipinas (Special Olympics Philippines prior to 2021)
As of 2025, The Philippines became the first Asia-Pacific nation to join the Special Olympics Global Coalition for Inclusion, forging collaboration between DepEd and Special Olympics Pilipinas. The initiative aims to promote inclusive education across 500 schools and involve tens of thousands of students in Unified Sports.
Medals EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalAthletes1968 Chicago –1987 Notre DameDid not enter1991 Minneapolis / St. Paul 1 1 1995 New Haven 1999 Chapel Hill 2003 Dublin 2007 Shanghai 9 53 2011 Athens 21 13 15 49 382015 Los Angeles 24 19 21 64 352019 Abu Dhabi 9 10 10 29 392023 Berlin 4 1 1 6 8Total Best performances in bold.
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