The Philippines have taken part in all but one editions of the World Athletics Championships, missing only the 1999 edition.
Their first ever medal came in 2022, by the polevaulter EJ Obiena, when he finished 3rd in the men's pole vault event. Obiena went to only the silver medal the following edition, being to this date the only filipino athlete to stand on the podium at the World Championships.
Source: World Athletics