[4][5] Celebrity best friends Lari Jeanne "LJ" Moreno and Criselda Janice "CJ" Jaravata were the winners of this season.

Leg 1 featured theater actor and director Audie Gemora as a judge in the "Bingo" task and game show host Arnell Ignacio as the quizmaster of the Ikot Detour choice.

On December 10, 2012, the show was preempted in order to give way for TV5's telethon to support the victims of Typhoon Bopha (local name: Pablo).

[10] The cast includes celebrity best friends CJ Jaravata and LJ Moreno, beauty queen Danielle "Dani" Castaño and football player brothers Anton and Armand del Rosario.

[15][16] Jervi Li of Team Amigas (with Saida Diola) was the first transgender contestant to compete on any series of The Amazing Race.

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In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to paddle a kayak through the river to reach their partner, who had rappel down from bridge.

In Magsaka, teams had to plow a rice field with the aid of a carabao to find an Amazing Race flag within the mud to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a traditional banga dance, which involved balancing a jar atop their head for 90 seconds to receive their next clue.

Airdates: November 14–16, 2012 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to solve a puzzle by arranging six Philippine Presidents in chronological order (Presidents Ferdinand Marcos to Benigno Aquino III) on tablet computer within a 15-second time limit while their partner was hanging on a harness 100 feet (30 m) above the ground.

Airdates: November 17 & 19, 2012 In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ride an ultralight aircraft, drop a flour bomb onto a target on the ground, and score a total of at least five points within three passes to receive their next clue.

In Iwasan, teams had to go through an obstacle course while evading paintball shooters to retrieve their next clue in the bags hung at the other end of the course.

In Jig, teams had to don costumes and perform a traditional Ibalong dance to the satisfaction of two judges to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to go to the lobby of the Misibis Bay Resort and Casino and get four cocktail drinks.

In Uling, teams had to find a marked stall and pack charcoal into 50 plastic bags to the satisfaction of the vendor to receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dig in a marked area on Puka Shell Beach to find a buried clue.

In Swing, teams had to learn and perform a five-step baton twirling routine with a marching band at Brgy.

The first team to finish this task would donate ₱100,000 worth of printers to the school courtesy of Brother Industries Philippines.

In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to ride a motorcycle 20 laps around a motocross course to receive their next clue.

[24] Television ratings for the first season of The Amazing Race Philippines on TV5 are based from two firms, AGB Nielsen and Kantar Media - TNS.