[1] The schedule is also affected by the Philippine national team's participation in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Southeast Asian Games.
Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, either the Smart Araneta Coliseum or the Mall of Asia Arena, and sometimes, in the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
The opening ceremonies for this season were held at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan on January 13, 2019.
[20] The first game of the Philippine Cup between the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the TNT KaTropa was played after the opening ceremonies.
[21] Below is the list of team muses: The 2019 Philippine Cup started on January 13, and ended on May 15, 2019.