Business will immediately pick up for Gilas Pilipinas when they open their 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers campaign this November.
The Philippines will head to Seoul on November 25 to take on their arch-rivals, according to the schedule released by FIBA on Saturday.
The Koreans will then head to Manila three days later for their second and final tilt against each other.
Meanwhile, New Zealand will host India on the 25th followed by a road game in Bengaluru three days later.
On February 25, Gilas will head to Bengaluru to face India while flying to Wellington to take on the Tall Blacks three days later.
The Philippines will then host India and New Zealand on June 30 and July 3, respectively.
The top three teams in Pool A will then join the top three teams of Pool C which consists of Jordan, Lebanon, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia to form Group E.
Group E games will take place in September, November, and February.
