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On the occasion of Songkran Festival and Thai New Year, the Royal Thai Embassy has invited officials, Embassy staffs, Team Thailand, Philippines-Thai Cultural Organization and AIT Alumni Association as well as the Executives and staffs of Dusit Thani Manila to join a water pouring ceremony onto the Buddha statue in order to seek blessing from Lord Buddha at Dusit Thani Manila on 11 April 2015. The same ceremony took place at the Embassy on 13 April 2015, in which officials, Embassy staffs and Team Thailand also performed a water pouring ceremony and received blessing from Ambassador Thanatip Upatising and his spouse, Mrs. Monthip Upatising. The Buddha statues were also on display at the Royal Thai Embassy until 17 April 2015 for the Thai community who resided in Manila to pour a water and seek blessing.

On 31 March 2015, Mr. Munin Paniswasdi, Chargé d’ Affaires ad interim, handed over Royal Thai Government’s USD 100,000 donation to Ms. Linglingay Lacanlale, Undersecretary for Administration, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, and Mr. Rodolfo Santos, Assistant Secretary for General Administration and Support Services Group, Department of Social Welfare and Development of the Philippines to assist the Philippines’ rehabilitation efforts in areas that were affected by Typhoon Hagupit (Ruby) last December.

During 1-10 April 2015, the Royal Thai Embassy in Manila has organized a signing ceremony and exhibition for the celebration on the occasion of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s 5th Cycle Birthday Anniversary at Dusit Thani Manila. On 1 April 2015, Ambassador Thanatip Upatising and Mrs. Monthip Upatising led officials, Team Thailand, Philippines-Thai Cultural Organization and AIT Alumni Association as well as the Executives and staffs of Dusit Thani Manila to sign the well-wishing book.

On 12 January 2015, General Surapun Wongthai, Commanding General of the National Defence Studies Institute, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Prasas Prasasvinitchai, Ambassador of Thailand to the Republic of the Philippines. Commanding General Wongthai was on his visit to promote Thailand-Philippines cooperation on defence studies with the Office of the Strategic Studies and Strategy Management (OSSSM), think tank unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.