[4] East Timor requested help from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for their final preparations at the SEA Games.

[1] According to PHISGOC Executive Director Tom Carrasco, their request were approved by PSC Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez.

[1] As expected, East Timor delegation specifically the football team started to arrive as early as 23 November 2019.

[10] Filipino netizens noticed this and invited the public to support and cheer for East Timor echoing the SEA Games 2019 tagline, which is "We win as one!

[12] An official of the East Timor's federation of taekwando, Alexandrino da Costa, said that “It’s not about just winning but how we can make friendly relations between our countries through sports.”[12] On December 8, 2019, East Timorese athlete Imbrolia De Araujo Dos Reis Amorin won bronze medal when she landed third place in the 57 kg women's division of taekwondo.