April 3-8, Ice hockey – The Philippines hosts its first International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned event, the top division of the 2018 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia at 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 through the coronation evening held on the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. March 18 – Catriona Gray, a Filipino-Australian model, was crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2018 in the course of the coronation night of the Binibining Pilipinas 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. October 25 – The first coronation occasion of the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 pageant was held on the Baguio Country Club and Cordillera Convention Hall in Baguio. October 15 – Oil exploration activities within the South China Sea resumed after President Duterte approves the recommendation of the Department of Power (DOE) to lift the suspension of petroleum actions within the disputed waters. October 30 – Rico J. Puno, (b. July 25 – Ricardo C. Puno, (b. July 30 – Carmen Guerrero Nakpil, (b.

February 6 – Binibining Pilipinas launched the official listing of the forty candidates for the 2020 pageant. July 27 – “Here, Here”, a brief film directed by Joanne Cesario, was selected for the 2020 Locarno Film Festival’s Pardi di domani worldwide competition. On July 1, the Supreme Court docket (SC) dismissed the petition filed by Jaime Ibaez questioning the constitutionality of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. July 25, Association soccer – Ceres-Negros wins their second consecutive Philippines Soccer League title with three games to spare, following their 6-1 victory over World Cebu within the 22nd round. July 2, Basketball – A bench-clearing brawl between the Australia and the Philippines males’s national basketball teams happen through the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifier at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue. The Philippines becomes the 113th nationality represented in the league. Volleyball-The De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spikers wins their 11th championship title, third 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. Kaya-Iloilo wins the tournament, after defeating Davao Aguilas 1-zero in the final. 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.

March 27, Association soccer – The Philippines national staff secures qualification for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup-the group’s first look within the tournament-after defeating Tajikistan 2-1 on the Rizal Memorial Stadium. May 6 – Greater than 1.5 million members join the Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty along Roxas Boulevard and in chosen sites around the Philippines and abroad to successfully break the Guinness World Records for the most important human sentence, largest charity stroll in a single venue and largest charity stroll in multiple venues in 24 hours. May thirteen – Edgardo Angara (b. May 19-21, Multi-sport – The 2018 Philippine Nationwide Video games happen in Cebu City and varied cities and towns throughout the Cebu province. “Senate orders arrest of ex-Comelec chair Bautista”. “DOLE orders total ban on deployment of OFWs to Kuwait”. “Gordon orders Faeldon’s launch from detention”. “Remembering Susan Quimpo”. “Small aircraft crashes exterior Philippine capital, killing 10”. Reuters. September 20 – A landslide happens in Naga, Cebu, killing a minimum of fifty three folks. “QCPD information homicide raps vs. 7 suspects on NCMH chief Cortez killing”. “Duterte announces PHL withdrawal from ICC”. March three – The 3 letters of Andrs Bonifacio to Emilio Jacinto, that narrating the massive cheating in the Philippines’ first election, recognized as the Tejeros Convention held on March 22, 1897, along with the paintings of Jose T. Joya, Fernando Zobel, Vicente Manansala and Fernando Amorsolo had been offered in an auction which was held in Len Gallery in Makati.

August 11, Association soccer – Philippines national group goalkeeper Neil Etheridge is the primary Filipino (and first Southeast Asian) to play within the Premier League, the highest division in English football, as he performs in his club Cardiff City’s first match within the league’s season. November 13-December 6, Association soccer – The Philippines national group co-hosts the 2018 AFF Championship. Lovers of ladies’s football are not neglected. December 14 – 4 Hong Kong nationals are sentenced to life in prison by a Philippine court docket for possession of half a kilogram of illegal medication. Guangdong Television reserves rights, nevertheless, for the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. The Philippines completed second in Group B, however lost to eventual champions Vietnam on 4-2 aggregate within the semi-finals. Mongolia emerges as champions with Thailand ending in second place. June 8-12, 3×3 basketball – The 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Cup take place at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.