On 12 February 2013, H.E. Prasas Prasasvinitchai, Ambassador of Thailand to the Philippines, presented the financial donation from the Royal Thai Government in the amount of 10,000 USD to Mr. Ngerikl Baules, Chargé d' Affaires of the Embassy of Palau in Manila, to support the Government of Palau’s relief and rehabilitation efforts after massive destruction in Palau by Super Typhoon Bopha last December 2012.