![Alex Eala prepares to serve in SEA Games women’s singles tennis. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Alex-Eala-9844-400x200.jpg)
Alex Eala will finally take the court for Team Philippines in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, competing in the women’s singles and mixed doubles quarterfinals in Nonthaburi.
![Shaina Nitura in action for Alas Pilipinas against Vietnam in the SEA Games women’s volleyball semifinals. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SEAG-Volleyball-Women-PHI-vs.-VIE-Shaina-Nitura-1890-400x200.jpg)
Alas Pilipinas came up short in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games women’s indoor volleyball semifinals, losing 17-25, 14-25, 17-25 to Vietnam but still has a chance to vie for bronze.
![Nesthy Petecio in action during the SEA Games women’s 63kg semifinals. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ABC_9476-400x200.jpg)
The Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines criticized officiating and judging at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games after Olympians Nesthy Petecio and Hergie Bacyadan were eliminated in the semifinals.
![Gilas Women dominate Singapore to secure a semifinals berth at the SEA Games. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Final-Gilas-vs-Singapore-21990-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas’ women’s basketball team dominated Singapore, 92-59, to finish atop Group B and secure a semifinals berth in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok.
![Filipino para swimmers deliver multiple gold medals at the Asian Youth Para Games. [PSC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Para-swimming-400x200.jpeg)
Team Philippines delivered its strongest showing yet at the Asian Youth Para Games, posting a massive medal haul in Dubai that highlighted the depth and promise of the country’s next generation of para athletes.
![Robert Bolick attacks the lane during Gilas’ win over Malaysia. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Final-Gilas-Mens-vs-Malaysia-8268-400x200.jpg)
Southeast Asian Games basketball tipped off for Gilas Pilipinas with a dominant second-quarter turnaround that powered an 83-58 win over Malaysia in Bangkok.
![William Morrison III competes in the men’s shot put at the SEA Games in Bangkok. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/William-Morrison_Bronze-Shot-Put-60771-400x200.jpg)
SEA Games athletics came under scrutiny after shot put bronze medalist William Morrison III blasted what he described as the worst officiating experience of his career at the regional meet in Bangkok.
![Calvin Abueva puts Titan on his back as the Giant Risers survive another elimination test. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PBA-IMAGES435-400x200.jpg)
Titan Ultra surged late to beat Phoenix and keep its playoff hopes alive in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
![Southeast Asian Games cycling delivers another bronze for the Philippines. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mens-ttt-cycling-road-400x200.png)
Philippine cycling added another podium finish at the Southeast Asian Games after the men’s team time trial squad claimed bronze behind Indonesia and Thailand in Prachin Buri.
![Jhodie Peralta competes in the women’s 53kg weightlifting event at the SEA Games in Chonburi, Thailand. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Weightlifting-Jhodie-Peralta-bags-2-medals-in-the-Girls-53kgs-11-400x200.jpg)
Sixteen-year-old Jhodie Peralta finished fourth in the women’s 53kg class at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, missing the bronze by one kilogram but delivering a performance that signaled a bright future for Philippine weightlifting.