Under Ferdinand Marcos, the Philippines was always within the top three at the overall standing of the Southeast Asian Games (2nd in 1983, 3rd in 1985 and 1987)However the country's performance went plummeted the next editions finishing 5th ahead only of Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, and Brunei, which were considered minnows during that time and only receiving two brief success in 2005 when the country managed to become overall champions of the regional tournament and finishing 2nd in 1991; both success were from editions hosted by the nation.