They were 1 of 4 Asian teams that qualified through regional tournaments to be included in the 2012 Hong Kong Sevens, it is also a qualifying tournament for inclusion in the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.

At the tournament, the team defeated Zimbabwe and advanced to quarter-finals, where they lost to Asian rival Hong Kong.

The Philippine national team also won the rugby sevens event at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

However rugby sevens was just a site sport or demonstration event and was not counted in the final medal tally.

The rugby sevens tournament also included club sides some which are based in Macau and Sri Lanka which are not part of the ASEAN.