The Philippines first sent athletes to the Southeast Asian Games in 1977. Prior to 1977, the Southeast Asian Games were known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games. The country has hosted the games four times; in 1981, 1991, 2005, and 2019. The Philippines were the overall champions of the SEA Games in 2005 and 2019, breaking their own 2005 record for the most gold medals in the latter. 2005: 2019: Excluding games they hosted, their best finish was in 1983, ranking second behind Indonesia.

The Philippines competed in the 33rd SEA Games in Bangkok & Chonburi (9–20 December 2025) with its largest ever delegation (1,168 athletes), winning multiple medals across sports.

The Philippines will host the 2033 Southeast Asian Games, fourteen years after they hosted the 2019 edition in several locations.

+GamesYearHost cityOpened byDateSportsEventsNationsCompetitorsTop-ranked teamRankRefSoutheast Asian Games111981Manila Ferdinand Marcos 6 December – 15 December182427≈1,800 3rd Place 161991Manila Corazon Aquino 24 November – 3 December283279≈3,000 2nd Place 232005Manila Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 27 November – 5 December40443115,336 Champions 302019Philippines Rodrigo Duterte 30 November – 11 December56530115,630 Champions 372033TBA, PhilippinesFuture event

Southeast Asian Games All-time medal tally The country ranks 5th in the all-time Medal Tally of the Southeast Asian Games and the 4th in the region to have hit 1,000-mark in the 3 tiers of medals.

Southeast Asian Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Medal Rank Rank 1977 Kuala Lumpur 91 31 30 30 91 – 3 1979 Jakarta – 24 31 38 93 ↑ 4 1981 Manila – 55 55 77 187 ↑ 3 1983 Singapore 267 49 48 53 150 ↓ 2 1985 Bangkok – 43 54 32 129 ↓ 3 1987 Jakarta – 59 78 69 206 ↑ 3 1989 Kuala Lumpur – 26 37 64 127 ↓ 5 1991 Manila 681 91 62 84 237 ↑ 2 1993 Singapore 580 57 59 72 188 ↓ 3 1995 Chiang Mai 490 33 48 64 145 ↓ 3 1997 Jakarta 583 43 57 109 209 ↑ 4 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan 258 20 26 41 87 ↓ 5 2001 Kuala Lumpur 542 31 65 67 163 ↑ 5 2003 Hanoi 600 49 55 75 179 ↑ 4 2005 Manila 892 112 84 94 290 ↑ 1 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 620 41 91 96 228 ↓ 6 2009 Vientiane 251 38 35 51 124 ↓ 5 2011 Jakarta 512 37 55 77 169 ↑ 6 2013 Naypyidaw 219 29 34 38 101 ↓ 7 2015 Singapore 466 29 36 66 131 ↑ 6 2017 Kuala Lumpur 497 24 33 64 121 ↓ 6 2019 Philippines 1,115 149 117 121 387 ↑ 1 2021 Vietnam 656 52 70 105 227 ↓ 4 2023 Phnom Penh 840 58 85 117 260 ↑ 5 2025 Thailand 1,168 5073154277↓6 2027 Kuala Lumpur Future event 2029 Singapore Future event 2031 Laos Future event 2033 Philippines Future event Total 1,180 1,346 1,703 4,229 – 5th

Medals by sport SportRankTotal Arnis 1 23 9 6 38 Archery 3 28 28 38 94 Athletics 5 141 154 161 456 Badminton 8 0 0 6 6 Basketball 1 23 12 6 41 Baseball 1 3 1 0 4 Billiards and snooker 1 38 26 34 98 Bodybuilding 3 47 68 12 – Bowling 4 12 17 29 – Boxing – 38* 32* 37* 97*Boxing Record tentative due to insufficient records. Chess – – – – – Cricket – – – – – Cycling – – – – – Diving – – – – – Duathlon 1 1 1 1 3 eSports 1 7 4 4 15 Equestrian – – – – – Fencing – – – – – Field hockey – – – – – Figure skating 3 0 3 1 4 Floorball 3 0 1 1 2 Football 6 1 0 2 3 Futsal 6 0 0 1 1 Golf – – – – – Gymnastics – – – – – Handball 0 1 1 2 Ice hockey 2 1 0 1 2 Indoor hockey 2 1 0 1 2 Judo – – – – – Karate – – – – – Kickboxing 2 3 2 1 6 Kurash 3 1 2 5 8 Lawn bowls – 3 11 11 25 Modern pentathlon 2 2 1 2 5 Muaythai – 8 17 13 38 Netball – – – – – Obstacle racing 1 10 5 1 16 Pencak silat – – – – – Pétanque – – – – – Polo 4 1 0 1 2 Rowing – – – – – Rugby sevens 2 2 1 1 4 Sailing – – – – – Sepaktakraw – – – – – Short track speed skating 5 0 0 1 1 Shooting – – – – – Softball 1 9 1 0 10 Squash – – – – – Swimming – – – – – Synchronised swimming – – – – – Table tennis 7 0 3 7 10 Taekwondo – – – – – Tennis 3 21 35 55 111 Triathlon 1 15 12 8 35 Volleyball 3 6 5 9 20 Waterskiing – – – – – Water polo – – – – – Weightlifting – – – – – Wushu 2 48 34 36 118Medal table was from 1997 to 2023 Total 5 1,180 1215 1612 4076

ASEAN Para Games

All-time medal tally Ranking is based on total gold medals earned. ASEAN Para GamesGamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 2001 Kuala Lumpur – 5 6 10 21 7 2003 Hanoi – 2 15 24 41 8 2005 Manila – 19 39 37 95 6 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima – 17 21 21 59 5 2009 Kuala Lumpur 60 24 24 26 74 5 2011 Surabaya 46 23 23 18 64 6 2014 Naypyidaw 79 20 19 21 60 6 2015 Singapore 64 16 17 26 59 7 2017 Kuala Lumpur 115 20 20 29 69 5 2019 Philippines 274 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Surakarta 144 28 31 46 105 5 2023 Phnom Penh 174 33 33 50 116 5 2026 Nakhon Ratchasima 211 45 37 52 134 4 Total 253 285 359 897 5th

ASEAN University Games

All-time medal tally Ranking is based on total gold medals earned. ASEAN University Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1981 Chiang Mai − − − − − 1982 Jakarta − − − − − 1984 Bangi − − − − − 1986 Singapore − − − − − 1988 Pattaya − − − − − 1990 Bandung − − − − − 1993 Shah Alam − − − − − 1994 Singapore − − − − − 1996 Bandar Seri Begawan − − − − − 1999 Bangkok 2 16 21 47 4 2002 Manila – – – – - 2004 Surabaya 10 9 11 30 4 2006 Hanoi 5 7 6 18 5 2008 Kuala Lumpur 8 12 21 41 6 2010 Chiang Mai 5 4 24 33 5 2012 Vientiane 2 12 16 30 7 2014 Palembang 10 11 21 42 5 2016 Singapore 5 12 18 36 6 2018 Naypyidaw 1 0 0 1 10 2022 Ubon Ratchathani 5 4 4 13 7 2024 Surabaya-Malang 3 3 9 15 6 2026 Kuala Lumpur Future eventTotal - - - - -

ASEAN School Games

All-time medal tally Ranking is based on total gold medals earned. ASEAN School Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2009 Suphanburi Did not participate 2010 Kuala Lumpur 0 2 3 5 6 2011 Singapore 1 0 2 3 6 2012 Surabaya 0 2 1 3 7 2013 Hanoi 0 0 3 3 8 2014 Marikina 11 14 22 47 4 2015 Bandar Seri Begawan 3 3 11 17 6 2016 Chiang Mai Did not participate 2017 Singapore 13 8 21 42 6 2018 Kuala Lumpur 9 7 20 36 6 2019 Semarang 4 7 22 33 6 2022 Dumaguete Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2024 Da Nang 2 8 20 30 6 2025 Bandar Seri Begawan 11 10 23 43 4 Total 52 53 127 232 6

See also

Thailand at the SEA Games Indonesia at the SEA Games Vietnam at the SEA Games Cambodia at the SEA Games Timor-Leste at the SEA Games

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