Philippines at the AFC Women's Asian Cup

For the 2006 edition the tournament a qualification phase was introduced and the competition was renamed as the "AFC Women's Asian Cup".

The Philippine national team was mentored by Edward Magallona and had Cristy Ramos as its captain.

The 1993 edition was hosted in Kuching, Malaysia They were part of Group B with Hong Kong, Japan, and Chinese Taipei.

The Philippines suffered a 0-21 defeat to China, loss 0-2 to Hong Kong but managed to make a goalless draw with Kazakhstan.

[5] The Philippines hosted the 1999 AFC Women's Championship with games played in Bacolod and Iloilo City.

They had to finish among the top two teams in their group to advance to the semifinals and qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France and if they finished third they had to face the third-placing team from the other group for fifth place and the fifth and last berth to qualify for the World Cup.

[9] Former Australia coach Alen Stajčić was appointed to lead the national team in the Asian Cup.

[10][11] As part of their preparations, a two month training camp was held in the United States which started in November 2021.

[12][13] The COVID-19 pandemic was prevailing at the time of the tournament and relevant protocols made some players unavailable for certain matches.

[15] Coach Stajčić confirmed that some players along with a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 but the identities of these individuals were not explicitly disclosed.

Winning over Chinese Taipei, their quarterfinal opponents, would secure them an outright berth for the 2023 edition which is co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

[21] The Philippines and Chinese Taipei settled for a 1–1 draw and a penalty shoot-out had to be held to determine the team which would advance to the semifinals.