 At the 2017 ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifiers, the Philippines finished fourth out of six nations, failing to qualify for Division Five.The national team decided not to participate at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games as it seeks more Filipino players, sponsors and government support but plans to participate in the 2019 edition.They tried to attempt to qualify for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Australia with the Philippines as one of the co-hosts of the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier.