The Philippines is renowned as a center for nanguan music, and the first of its nanguan appreciation societies was founded 180 years ago. With maestros brought in from mainland China, the Philippines was for a period the driving force in nanguan music, and previous winners of Taiwan's Cultural Heritage Awards include two nanguan artistes from the Philippines.
菲律賓素有「南管巢」之美譽，早在一百八十年前，這裡就已經有了第一個郎君社（南管社團），他們遍請大陸名師，成為南管界一時的龍頭老大，台灣薪傳獎得主，就有兩位獲獎的南管藝師來自菲律賓。