
The Philippines participated in the 2009 Asian Indoor Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam from October 28 to November 8 with 138 athletes competing in 17 sport events.

NCAA Season 84 is the 2008–2009 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines.

NCAA Season 85 is the 2009–2010 season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines. The host for this year will be San Beda College (SBC).

Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as The Battle of East and West, was a professional boxing match for The Ring magazine's light welterweight championship and IBO super lightweight championship between Manny Pacquiao of General Santos, Philippines and Ricky Hatton of Manchester, United Kingdom. The bout was held on 2 May 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and drew 1.75 million pay-per-view buys.


UAAP Season 72 was the 2009–2010 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. It was hosted by Far Eastern University, with opening rites on July 11, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum. The men's basketball tournament and the women's volleyball tournament were aired by ABS-CBN's UHF Studio 23 for the tenth consecutive year.

The 2009 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship was held from September 27 to October 5, 2009 in Manila, Philippines.

Philippines competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 2 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition.