The Philippines first participated at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural 2010 Games. Philippines have participated in every edition of Summer Youth Olympics and three editions of the Winter Youth Olympics, the 2012, 2020 and 2024 Games.
Mixed-NOCs (IOC code: MIX) are Youth Olympic Games teams consisting of athletes representing different National Olympic Committees (NOCs). The concept of mixed-NOCs was introduced at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, in which athletes from different nations would compete in the same team. It was also used in multiple sports at the Winter Youth Olympics since 2012.
Only Christian Tio of sailing has won a medal credited to the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines, a silver medal. Another medal, a gold medal was won by Luis Gabriel Moreno along with Li Jiaman of China as part of a Mixed-NOCs team. The medal is neither credited to the Philippines or China.