![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.
![Cris Cyborg poses with the PFL Women’s Featherweight World Title at the LDLC Arena. [PFL photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251213225450-_85A1402-JP-400x200.jpg)
PFL Lyon delivered a championship-filled spectacle at the LDLC Arena as four fighters captured world and tournament titles, highlighted by Vadim Nemkov’s dominant heavyweight coronation.
![Bjorn Hellgren edges Jack Thompson to win the Saudi Open on the Asian Tour. [Asian Tour Photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SO_251213_IW_Bjorn_Hellgren_07375-400x200.jpg)
Bjorn Hellgren of Sweden won the Saudi Open presented by PIF after a thrilling duel with Jack Thompson, marking his first Asian Tour triumph at Dirab Golf & Country Club.
![Hidilyn Diaz continues her SEA Games legacy in the women’s 58kg category. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hidilyn-Diaz-400x200.jpg)
Tokyo Olympics champion Hidilyn Diaz is set to compete in the women’s 58kg division at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Chonburi, aiming to add another gold medal to her SEA Games haul.
![Yacine Guermali crosses the finish line to claim silver in the men’s 5000m. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Yacine-Guermali_Silver-5000m-Men-6607-400x200.jpg)
Filipino athletes secured multiple podium finishes in athletics at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, highlighted by Yacine Guermali and Sonny Wagdos in the men’s 5000m, and several other medal-winning performances across track and field events.