The Philippines participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan from May_24 to June_1, 1958. This county was ranked 2nd with 8 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 21 bronze medals. This edition of the Asiad has been the most fruitful for the Philippines in terms of the total number of medals garnered.
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Basketball | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Swimming | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| Tennis | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |