This research publication is the first extensive genomic study of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii in the Philippines, and it underscores the importance of hospital infection control and prevention measures to contain high-risk clones. In the Philippines, rates of carbapenem resistance and multidrug resistance are above 50%. A total of 117 <i>A. baumannii</i> isolates were recovered from 16 hospitals in the country. Whole genome sequence data of the isolates were analyzed to provide information on the multilocus sequence type, AMR genes present and concordance between the phenotypic and genotypic resistance results. Carbapenem resistance was mainly explained by acquisition of the class-D Beta-lactamase gene blaOXA-23. Twenty-two different sequence types were identified, including 7 novel types. The population was dominated by the high-risk international clone 2 (i.e. clonal complex 92), in particular by ST195 and ST208 and their single locus variants. To learn more about this article, click on this link Genomic surveillance of Acinetobacter baumannii in the Philippines, 2013–2014 | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response (who.int).