December 17 – Miss Philippines Catriona Gray is crowned Miss Universe 2018, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. March 18 – Catriona Gray, a Filipino-Australian model, was crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2018 during the coronation evening of the Binibining Pilipinas 2018 on the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. January 25, Basketball – The inauguration of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League are held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. June 8-12, 3×3 basketball – The 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Cup take place on the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. April 6, Basketball – The San Miguel Beermen claims the 2017-18 PBA Philippine Cup title, their eighth PBA Philippine Cup title, after defeating the Magnolia Hotshots in 2OT, 4-1 in the finals. Volleyball-The De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers wins their 11th championship title, 3rd consecutive title in UAAP Season 80 against the Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws in three straight sets: 26-24, 25-20, and 26-24. Lady Spikers libero Dawn Macandili is named the season’s MVP, greatest scorer, greatest server, and the finals’ MVP of the season. Center June Mar Fajardo is named the PBA Finals MVP.
June eleven – Roilo Golez, (b. June 23 – Diwata-2, the second microsatellite below the Philippine Scientific Earth Observation Microsatellite program, is deployed to space. August 10 – Maya-1, the first Filipino nanosatellite, is deployed from the International Space Station. ↑ “First batch of Miss Universe Philippines candidates revealed”. February 25 – Danny Florencio (b. February 23 – Jesus Varela (b. November 21 – Vangie de Jesus (b. November 9 – The Sandiganbayan convicts former First Lady and Ilocos Norte 2nd district representative Imelda Marcos of seven counts of graft, sentencing her to 6-11 years in jail for every count, in connection with the financial institution transfers to Swiss foundations during her time period as governor of Metro Manila. November 13-December 6, Association soccer – The Philippines nationwide workforce co-hosts the 2018 AFF Championship. May 18 – The National Museum of Natural History is opened to the general public. President Duterte repeats his name to shut all mines in the country following deadly landslides, hours after Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu orders all mining to be stopped within the Cordillera area.
While China is the main region based mostly on earnings, eSports in Southeast Asia can also be turning into distinguished. April 3-8, Ice hockey – The Philippines hosts its first International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned event, the highest division of the 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia on the SM Mall of Asia ice skating rink in Pasay, Metro Manila. September 16-Sharifa Akeel of Sultan Kudarat is a Muslim Maguindanaoan crowned as Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific International 2018 throughout the coronation evening held on the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. March 14 – President Duterte publicizes that the Philippines is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was looking into whether it has jurisdiction to probe allegations of state sanctioned killings in his battle on medicine. August 16 – A passenger aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operating as Xiamen Airlines Flight 8667, crashes at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila, skidding off the runway while trying to land. However, quite a few flights at NAIA are delayed or diverted. He and two other associates are sentenced to life imprisonment. After 12 hours, the BIFF withdraws to the hills, leaving four militants dead, while two militants, a government soldier and a militiaman are wounded.
September 2 – A bomb blast in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, kills two and injures 12. The attack is blamed on the BIFF. August 28 – A bomb blast kills three and injures greater than 30 others throughout the celebration of the Hamungaya Festival in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. August 22 – Joey Mente (b. August 18-September 2, Multi-sport – The Philippines send a delegation of 272 athletes in 31 sports to compete at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia. March 8 – The Asian Institute of Management (Aim) has launched Access@Aim, the first information science company laboratory in the Philippines. March 27, Association football – The Philippines nationwide staff secures qualification for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup-the group’s first appearance in the tournament-after defeating Tajikistan 2-1 on the Rizal Memorial Stadium. March 1 – President Duterte indicators Republic Act No. 10973, restoring the power of choose officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to situation subpoenas on cases below investigation. January 17 – Following the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines’ revocation of Rappler’s license, the National Bureau of Investigation of the Philippines launches a probe into Rappler.