Monsour del Rosario was tasked to prepare the Philippine delegation to the 2019 Southeast Asian Games as its chef de mission.

He along with other appointed officials by the Philippine Olympic Committee was fired from their post on July 27, 2019 by then-President of the Ricky Vargas due to a "loss of trust and confidence".

The parade attire features a detachable blue and red collar alluding to the Philippine flag and an embossed sun rays motif on the clothes sleeves.

[10] Yeng Guiao was expected to coach the national team but resigned after the conclusion of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

[11] The official 24-man roster for the Southeast Asian Games is expected to be submitted in August 2019 which is to be composed of a mixture of both amateur and professional players.

[12] 17 players from the Philippine FIBA World Cup national training pool as of mid-August 2019 is also guaranteed a slot in the 24-man squad for the Southeast Asian Games.

The qualifiers are to be participated by invited players from the country's professional esports teams and was also made open to additional competitors who are Filipino citizens of at least 13 years of age.