Co-infection of human papillomavirus and other sexually transmitted bacteria in cervical cancer patients in the Philippines

•The prevalence of HPV 16/18/33/52 was 75% in Filipino cervical cancer patients.•Infection with HPV 16/18/33/52 was significantly associated with cervical cancer (OR: 9.00; 95% CI: 2.18–37.18).•HPV-16 was the most prevalent HPV genotype among Filipino cervical cancer patients.•HPV-18 and HPV-52 were only detected from cervical cancer patients.•Among HPV-positive patients, we noted a 22.73% co-infection with Ureaplasma spp. and 9.09% with Mycoplasma spp.