On 2 March 2022, Mr. Thawat Sumitmor, Chargé d’ Affaires ad interim, accompanied by Ms. Atipha Vadhanapong, First secretary and Mr. Witsarut Piyavongsomboon, Second secretary, handed over Royal Thai Government’s USD 65,000 donation to Mr. Nathaniel G. Imperial, Assistant Secretary, Office of Asian and Pacific Affairs - ASPAC, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Ms. Susan E. Quiambao, Chief, Response and Operational Coordination Division,  representative from National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), to assist the Philippines’ relief and rehabilitation efforts in areas that were affected by Typhoon Rai (Odette) in the mid-December 2021.

Chargé d’ Affaires extended his condolences and sympathy to the Government and people of the Republic of the Philippines especially those who live in Visayas and Mindanao. The donation reaffirms Thailand’s friendship and goodwill towards the Government and the people of the Republic of the Philippines, as well as her commitment to fostering the friendly relations between the two countries.