List of firsts in the Philippines

The following is the list of firsts in the Philippines.

In order to be listed, each feat must be backed up by a third-party reliable source explicitly stating that the feat is the first.

Corporate milestones, such as the first branch or property of a particular company in the Philippines, are excluded, unless it is also a first in its industry.

The following are the first buildings or structures of their type.

Catriona Gray , Miss Universe 2018 .

Philippine Air Force F-5E

Sangdugong Panaguinip , the first Philippine Tagalog-language opera.

The PRR-1, the first nuclear reactor in the Philippines.

Teófilo Yldefonso , the first athlete to win a medal for the Philippines at the Olympics.

Hidilyn Diaz , the Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist .