On 8 March 2013, H.E. Prasas Prasasvinitchai, Ambassador of Thailand to the Philippines, visited Quezon Power Plant in Mauban Town, Quezon Province which Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO), a private company under Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand is currently holding majority of 98 percent share.

Quezon Power Plant is a coal power station with the production capacity of 500 megawatt. It produces electricity and sale to Meralco. It has been receiving over 20 rewards about environment and corporate social responsibility. In 2012, it received 2012 Special Citation, Excellence in Ecology and Economy from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

On 6 March 2013, H.E. Prasas Prasasvinitchai, Ambassador of Thailand to the Philippines, gave a briefing on politics and political system of the Philippines and hosted a dinner in honour of the Committee on Interior Administration of Senate of Thailand headed by Mr. Mongkol Srikhamhaeng, on the occasion of the latter’s study visit to the Philippines.

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H.E. Prasas Prasasvinitchai spoke during the Forum on Aquaculture session by Charoen Pokphand (CP) Foods Philippines. The Forum was hosted by the Management Association of the Philippines on 7 March 2013 at the Metropolitan Club. Also in the picture are Mr. Ramon Ilusorio, Honorary Consul of Finland (seated) and Mr. Arnnop Jeanprasert, Senior Vice President for Agro-Industry of CP Philippines.

Dr. Pinij Kungvankij, Vice Chairman of Charoen Pokphand operations in the Philippines presented his presentation of the CPF’s profile and the Aquaculture business in the Philippines. The forum was attended by 50 prominent Philippine businessmen.

On 19 February 2013, Mr. Thanis Na Songkhla, chargé d'affaires, hosted a dinner in honour of Dr. Supaporn Tummasiri, Director of Laem Chabang Engineering Technological College, Chon Buri and Mr. Smith Boonchutima, Professor from Department of Communication Arts, Chulalongkorn University, on the occasion of participating in the Professional Exchange Programme organized by the Philippine Thai Cultural Organization (PTCO).

During the Study Tour, Dr. Tummasiri had the opportunity to discuss and exchange views on the IT Programme with the Programme Directors of several universities in Manila and was invited to be a guest speaker of the Philippine Society for IT Educators (PSITE) Monthly Workshop. For Professor Boonchutima, he attended the Philippine National Communications Research Conference to present his paper on Communication and Media and judge the Mass Communication student’s best papers. Then he was invited to give a lecture on Social Media and Political participation in Thailand at the Far East University. He also visited the Philippine News Agencies such as Daily Inquirer and Rappler.