 The Solaire Arena in Parañaque which is part of the Solaire Resort & Casino, and the Bacolod City Arena in Bacolod were also planned to be venues for the bid but was not part of the final list of venues for the Philippine bid for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.A three-man FIBA Evaluation Commission fly arrived in the Philippines on January 26, 2015 to inspect the four venues and assess the Philippines' capability to host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.Patrick Baumann, secretary-general of FIBA three days after the first group arrived.