A FIDE Trainers' Seminar was held at the Tiara Oriental Hotel in Makati, Manila, Philippines from 14-16 December 2018 in conjunction with the Asian Continental Championships (Open and Women) held under the auspices of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation.
The following titles were proposed to be awarded and will be subject to endorsement by TRG and final approval by the FIDE Presidential Board at their meeting in March 2019.
The lecturer was FST and GM Eugene Torre, Asia's First Grandmaster, and the co-lecturer was FT and GM Jayson Gonzales, President of the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence, while FT Peter Long was the TRG Supervisor.
In centre is the lecturer FST and GM Eugene and to his left is co-lecturer FT and GM Jayson Gonzales with FT Peter Long on his right
| Participants |
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| No. | Name | ID | Fed. | Title Proposed |
| 1 | Angelo Young | 5200490 | PHI | FT |
| 2 | Christian R Arroyo | 5203562 | PHI | FI |
| 3 | Edmundo O. Gatus | 5202493 | PHI | NI |
| 4 | Arjoc B. Loanzon | 2046881 | USA | FI |
| 5 | Robert H. Arellano | 5206049 | PHI | NI |
| 6 | Almarion Marlon Jr Bernardino | 5201209 | PHI | NI |
| 7 | Marlon Cunanan | 5219264 | PHI | NI |
| 8 | Venice Vicente | 5218420 | PHI | NI |
| 9 | Enrica Armenta, Villa | 5212952 | PHI | NI |
| 10 | Joel E Villanueva | 5239680 | PHI | NI |
| 11 | Marvin C. Como | 5239699 | PHI | DI |