# Philippines at the 2006 Asian Games

The Philippines participated in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar; for the 15th straight time in the same number of stagings of the Games. The country did not participate in Men's and Women's Basketball for the first time due to the continuing suspension by International Basketball Federation (Fédération Internationale de Basketball or FIBA).
The country was represented by 233 athletes participating in 31 sports, including boxing, cue sports, and taekwondo which brought the most medals to the country.

## Medalists
### Gold

| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| 1 | Gold | Violito Payla | Boxing | Flyweight 51kg |
| 2 | Gold | Joan Tipon | Boxing | Bantamweight 54kg |
| 3 | Gold | Antonio Gabica | Cue sports | Men's 9-Ball Singles |
| 4 | Gold | Rene Catalan | Wushu | Men's Sanda 52kg |

### Silver

| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| 1 | Silver | Antonio Gabica | Cue sports | Men's 8-Ball Singles |
| 2 | Silver | Jeff de Luna | Cue sports | Men's 9-Ball Singles |
| 3 | Silver | Marne Pabillore | Karate | Women's Kumite -53kg |
| 4 | Silver | Tshomlee Go | Taekwondo | Men's Bantamweight -62kg |
| 5 | Silver | Toni Rivero | Taekwondo | Women's Welterweight -67kg |
| 6 | Silver | Eduard Folayang | Wushu | Men's Sanda 70kg |

### Bronze

| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| 1 | Bronze | Godfrey Castro | Boxing | Light flyweight 48kg |
| 2 | Bronze | Genebert Basadre | Boxing | Lightweight 60kg |
| 3 | Bronze | Michael Bibat | Golf | Men's Individual |
| 4 | Bronze | Noel Espinosa | Karate | Men's Kata |
| 5 | Bronze | Manuel Rivero | Taekwondo | Men's Featherweight -67kg |
| 6 | Bronze | Eunice Alora | Taekwondo | Women's Finweight -47kg |
| 7 | Bronze | Veronica Domingo | Taekwondo | Women's Lightweight -63kg |
| 8 | Bronze | Cecil Mamiit | Tennis | Men's Singles |
| 9 | Bronze | Cecil Mamiit Eric Taino | Tennis | Men's Doubles |

### Multiple

| Name | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Antonio Gabica | Cue sports | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cecil Mamiit | Tennis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Medal summary
### Medal by sports

| Sports | | | | Total |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Cue sports | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wushu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Golf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Participation details
### Baseball

The 2005 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) gold medallists and Southeast Asian powerhouse competed in the Baseball competitions of this edition of the Asian Games, and went up against World Baseball Classic (WBC) champions Japan, Korea, China, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand.
The country finished last in the field after an upset by neighbor Thailand in their last match, 1–8.

#### Standings

| Rank | | W | L | Pct. | RS | RA | DI | RA/9DI |
| 6 | Philippines | 0 | 5 | .000 | 9 | 67 | 31.1 | 19.25 |

#### Results

* Match 2: vs Japan (JPN)
    Game time: November 29 13:30 (UTC+3)
    Venue: Al-Rayyan Sports Club
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | × | × | × | × | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | × | × | × | × | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| WP: ISHIGURO Takuya (1-0) LP: LABRADOR Charlie (0-1) Note: Completed early due to Run Difference Rule (RDR) Home runs: JPN: SUZUKI Kenji PHI: 0 |||||||||||||
* Match 4: vs China (CHN)
    Game time: November 30 13:30 (UTC+3)
    Venue: Al-Rayyan Sports Club
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | × | × | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | × | × | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| WP: Zhang Wanjun (1-0) LP: BINARAO Ernesto (0-1) Note: Completed early due to Run Difference Rule (RDR) Home runs: CHN: WANG Wei PHI: 0 |||||||||||||
* Match 7: vs Korea Republic (KOR)
    Game time: December 3 09:00(UTC+3)
    Venue: Al-Rayyan Sports Club
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | × | × | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Korea Republic | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | × | × | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| WP: JANG Won Sam (1-0) LP: DELA CALZADA Darwin (0-1) Note: Completed early due to Run Difference Rule (RDR) Home runs: PHI: 0 KOR: CHO Dong Chan, LEE Dae Ho, LEE Jin Young |||||||||||||
* Match 12: vs Chinese Taipei (TPE)
    Game time: December 5 13:30(UTC+3)
    Venue: Al-Rayyan Sports Club
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | × | × | × | × | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | × | × | × | × | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| WP: LIN Ko Chien (1-0) LP: LABRADOR Charlie (0-2) Note: Completed early due to Run Difference Rule (RDR) Home runs: PHI: 0 TPE: CHEN Yung Chi, LIN Chih Sheng |||||||||||||
* Match 13: vs Thailand (THA)
    Game time: December 6 09:00 (UTC+3)
    Venue: Al-Rayyan Sports Club
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| WP: HEEBTHONG Krissada (1-2) LP: DELA CALZADA Darwin (0-2) Home runs: THA: 0 PHI: 0 |||||||||||||

### Boxing

Seven amateur boxers compete for 11 gold medals at stake in this edition of the Asiad. Two out of the eight boxers are gold medal winners in the last 2005 SEA Games. Four boxers qualified for the semifinals and two boxers reached the final bouts slated on 13 December.

#### Standings

| Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 3 | Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |

#### Bout details

Quarterfinal bouts December 7, 2006 :
| Weight division | Corner-Name (NOC) | Winner | Points | Time/Decision |
| Flyweight | RED Violito Payla (PHI) BLUE Jitender Kumar (IND) | RED | 27:7 | PTS |
| Featherweight | RED Anthony Marcial (PHI) BLUE Galib Jafarov (KAZ) | BLUE | 12:27 | PTS |
| December 8, 2006 |||||
| Light Flyweight | RED Godfrey Castro (PHI) BLUE Ali Saad Al Ahmry (KSA) | RED | 25:5 | RSCOS-R2 |
| Bantamweight | BLUE Joan Tipon (PHI) RED Won Guk Kim (PRK) | BLUE | 22:15 | PTS |
| December 9, 2006 |||||
| Lightweight | RED Genebert Basadre (PHI) BLUE Serdar Hudayberdiyev (TKM) | RED | 24:4 | RSCOS-R3 |
| Semifinals December 10, 2006 |||||
| Flyweight | BLUE Violito Payla (PHI) RED Bo Yang (CHN) | BLUE | 40:20 | RSCOS-R3 |
| December 11, 2006 |||||
| Light Flyweight | RED Godfrey Castro (PHI) BLUE Suban Pannon (THA) | BLUE | 20:40 | RSCOS-R3 |
| Bantamweight | BLUE Joan Tipon (PHI) RED Worapoj Petchkoom (THA) | BLUE | +13:13 | PTS |
| Lightweight | BLUE Genebert Basadre (PHI) RED Hu Qing (CHN) | RED | 29:18 | PTS |
| Finals December 12, 2006 |||||
| Flyweight | BLUE Violito Payla (PHI) RED Somjit Jongjohor (THA) | BLUE | 31:15 | PTS |
| December 13, 2006 |||||
| Bantamweight | RED Joan Tipon (PHI) BLUE Han Soon Chul (KOR) | RED | 21:10 | PTS |
Legend: PTS - Points, RSCOS - Referee Stop Contest Outscored, R - Round

### Gymnastics Artistic

The country was represented by a lone male gymnast, Roel Ramirez. He qualified for the Finals of Men's Vault Event, and finished sixth in the field.

#### Results

| Qualified for the Finals | Finals |
| Event | Score | Rank | Remarks |
| Team Final and Individual Qualification - PHI | 78.100 | 20 | Team |
| Team Final and Individual Qualification | 78.2 | 33 | All-around |
| Team Final and Individual Qualification - Floor | 14.250 | 23 | Individual |
| Men's Team Final and Individual Qualification - Horizontal Bar | 12.600 | 50 | Individual |
| Team Final and Individual Qualification - Parallel Bars | 11.250 | 67 | Individual |
| Team Final and Individual Qualification - Rings | 10.750 | 64 | Individual |
| Team Final and Individual Qualification - Vault | 15.750 | 6 | Individual |
| Team Final and Individual Qualification - Pommel Horse | 13.600 | 35 | Individual |
| Men's Vault Final - Vault | 15.700 | 6 | Individual |

### Sepaktakraw

As released by the DAGOC at the same date at the Games website, the Philippines will be joined by Southeast Asian neighbors Indonesia and Malaysia in Group C in Men's Regu, and Thailand, Myanmar, and Japan in Group A in Women's Regu. The nation competes also with Thailand and Indonesia in Group A of Men's Doubles, and Thailand, Vietnam, and China in Women's Doubles.

### Swimming

Ten swimmers represented the country in the competitions in this edition of the Games.

#### Results

| Qualified for Finals | Finals |
December 2, 2006 :
| Event No. | Event | Phase | Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Time |
| 1 | Women's 200m Free | Heat 1 | 5 | 2 | GANDIONCO Maria Giorgina | 2:09:72 |
| 1 | Women's 200m Free | Heat 2 | 5 | 3 | TOTTEN Erica | 2:08:83 |
| 2 | Men's 400m IM | Heat 1 | 2 | 4 | MOLINA Miguel | 4:28.99 |
| 2 | Men's 400m IM | Finals | 4 | 6 | MOLINA Miguel | 4:28.44 |
| 3 | Women's 100m Fly | Heat 1 | 5 | 2 | TOTTEN Erica | 1:08.04 |
| 4 | Women's 50m Breast | Heat 2 | 5 | 2 | CORDERO Denjylie | 36.02 |
| 5 | Men's 200m Fly | Heat 1 | 4 | 6 | WALSH James | 2:01.94 |
| 5 | Men's 200m Fly | Finals | 8 | 7 | WALSH James | 2:01.95 |
| December 3, 2006 |||||||
| Event No. | Event | Phase | Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Time |
| 7 | Men's 100m Fly | Heat 2 | 6 | 7 | DEE Ernest Lorenzo | 57.18 |
| 7 | Men's 100m Fly | Heat 4 | 5 | 7 | WALSH James | 55.91 |
| 9 | Men's 200m Free | Heat 3 | 4 | 3 | MOLINA Miguel | 1:54.62 |
| 9 | Men's 200m Free | Heat 4 | 8 | 8 | UY Kendrick | 2:04.80 |
| 11 | Men's 50m Breast | Heat 3 | 3 | 8 | MOLINA Miguel | 29.44 |
| 11 | Men's 50m Breast | Heat 4 | 6 | 7 | BORDADO Gerard | 30.15 |
| December 4, 2006 |||||||
| Event No. | Event | Phase | Rank | Lane | Swimmer/s | Time |
| 14 | Men's 50m Free | Heat 3 | 5 | 2 | COAKLEY Daniel | 23.98 |
| 14 | Men's 50m Free | Heat 4 | 8 | 1 | UY Kendrick | 24.54 |
| 15 | Women's 400m Free | Heat 3 | 4 | 3 | TOTTEN Erica | 4:27:98 |
| 15 | Women's 400m Free | Heat 3 | 5 | 2 | GANDIONCO, Maria Giorgina | 4:28:68 |
| 16 | Men's 100m Breast | Heat 5 | 6 | 7 | BORDADO Gerard | 1:05.47 |
| 17 | Women's 200m Fly | Heat 1 | 4 | 2 | GANDIONCO, Maria Giorgina | 2:22.70 |
| 17 | Women's 200m Fly | Heat 2 | 6 | 2 | TOTTEN Erica | 2:24.89 |
| 19 | Men's 4 × 200 m Free Relay | Heat 1 | 4 | 4 | MOLINA Miguel DEE Ernest Lorenzo WALSH James ARABEJO Ryan Paolo | 7:44.98 |
| 19 | Men's 4 × 200 m Free Relay | Finals | 6 | 7 | MOLINA Miguel ARABEJO Ryan Paolo DEE Ernest Lorenzo WALSH James | 7:44.93 |
| December 5, 2006 |||||||
| Event No. | Event | Phase | Rank | Lane | Swimmer/s | Time |
| 20 | Men's 50m Fly | Heat 2 | 2 | 2 | DEE Ernest Lorenzo | 26.13 |
| 20 | Men's 50m Fly | Heat 5 | 5 | 1 | WALSH James | 26.02 |
| 21 | Women's 100m Breast | Heat 1 | 5 | 2 | CORDERO Denjylie | 1:17.33 |
| 22 | Men's 400m Free | Heat 3 | 5 | 2 | ARABEJO, Ryan Paolo | 4:05.60 |
| 23 | Women's 50m Free | Heat 4 | 7 | 1 | TOTTEN Erica | 27.91 |
| 24 | Men's 100m Back | Heat 4 | 7 | 7 | ARABEJO, Ryan Paolo | 1:01.57 |
| 26 | Men's 4 × 100 m Free Relay | Heat 2 | 4 | 3 | UY Kendrick COAKLEY Daniel WALSH James MOLINA Miguel | 3:31.91 |
| 26 | Men's 4 × 100 m Free Relay | Finals | 6 | 2 | MOLINA Miguel COAKLEY Daniel WALSH James UY Kendrick | 3:31.00 |
| December 6, 2006 |||||||
| Event No. | Event | Phase | Rank | Lane | Swimmer/s | Time |
| 27 | Women's 100m Free | Heat 2 | 5 | 7 | TOTTEN Erica | 59.44 |
| 28 | Men's 100m Free | Heat 5 | 5 | 7 | UY Kendrick | 52.83 |
| 29 | Women's 200m Breast | Heat 1 | 6 | 7 | CORDERO Denjylie | 2:41.41 |
| 30 | Men's 200m IM | Heat 3 | 3 | 3 | MOLINA Miguel | 2:08.18 |
| 30 | Men's 200m IM | Finals | 5 | 7 | MOLINA Miguel | 2:05.18 |
| 32 | Women's 800m Free | Finals 2 | 3 | 6 | GANDIONCO Maria Giorgina | 9:14.80 |

### Taekwondo

Twelve taekwondo jins represented the country in the competitions for this edition of the Asiad. The team accumulated five medals: two silvers and three bronzes, marking the best showing of the country (so far) in the sport in this quadrennial event.

#### Standings

| Rank | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 9 | Philippines | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |

### Withdrawn events

* Softball: The 2005 SEA Games gold medallists and Southeast Asian powerhouse was reported to participate in the Games, however current revisions on the schedule reflect otherwise.
* Water Polo: As released by the Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee (DAGOC) on September 7, 2006, at the Games website, the 2005 SEA Games silver medallists was supposed to compete in this sport; however, the country was not able to send a team due to priority given to the baseball team, as the lone team sport contingent to the Games. The supposed-to-be opponents of the team in Group A will be awarded automatic wins (with a score of 5-0).