![Coach Luigi Trillo applauds CJ Cansino’s defensive and offensive performance. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PBA-IMAGES1521-400x200.jpg)
CJ Cansino delivered a career-high 29 points as the Meralco Bolts secured an outright quarterfinals berth in the PBA Philippine Cup with a dominant 105-84 win over Converge FiberXers.
![History made! Philippine women’s football team will face Vietnam in the SEA Games final. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2592-400x200.jpeg)
The Philippine women’s football team advanced to the finals of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games for the first time after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Thailand in Chonburi.
![Delos Santos celebrates after setting a new world juniors record in the clean and jerk. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2572-400x200.jpeg)
Albert Delos Santos broke his own world juniors record in the clean and jerk while winning silver in the men’s 71kg weightlifting event at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Chonburi.
![Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women’s 58kg weightlifting event at the SEA Games. [POC Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/598695607_1181541854142050_3661986729430283983_n-400x200.jpg)
Tokyo Olympics champion Hidilyn Diaz placed fourth in the women’s 58kg weightlifting event at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Chonburi, Thailand, citing injury and preparation challenges.
![Wong celebrates after winning the women’s taijijian and taijiquan gold. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/096A8695-400x200.jpg)
Agatha Wong added another SEA Games gold to her collection, winning the women’s taijijian and taijiquan events at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok.
![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.