Overview
- Suwannarut moved to 14-under with seven birdies and one bogey for a second-round 66 at Sta. Elena, leading by four at the halfway mark.
- Home favorite Miguel Tabuena made a hole-in-one at the 14th and eagled the 16th in a 65 to join Kazuki Higa at 10-under in second.
- Dustin Johnson slipped to four-under after a one-over 73, dropping into a tie for 40th.
- Patrick Reed carded a 66 to reach eight-under in a share of eighth, while Charl Schwartzel also shot 66 to sit at seven-under.
- The cut fell at three-under, leaving Louis Oosthuizen out at two-under in an event featuring the strongest field yet staged in the Philippines.