18 August 2014 – Thailand Ambassador to the Philippines Prasas Prasasvinitchai presented a check in the amount of US$622,243.39 to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario as additional donation from the Government and people of Thailand to aid the rehabilitation process in areas affected by typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan.

The simple handover ceremony was held at the Department of Foreign Affairs and attended by Ms. Thelsa Biolena, Director of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Operations Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Secretary del Rosario thanked the Royal Thai Government and the people of Thailand for their generous donation and said that Thailand’s assistance would help the reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the disaster-stricken areas.

The amount was raised through a nationwide telethon in November 2013 in Thailand led by former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. END