07 August 2023: Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General Edna May G. Lazaro (front row, fifth from the right) joins ASEAN Ambassadors and Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Officials at the ASEAN Flag Hoisting ceremony, ASEAN Day 2023 Celebration organized by the Department of ASEAN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand (photo courtesy of Thai MFA website)
BANGKOK, 15 AUGUST 2023 - The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok proudly took part in the multiple celebrations of ASEAN Day 2023 in the capital city of Thailand from 07 to 11 August 2023, on the occasion of the 56th Anniversary of the Establishment of ASEAN.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 08 August 1967 in Bangkok with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the five founding members of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. END
08 August 2023: (Upper Photo) DCM Lazaro and Cultural Officer Ms. Evonne Avril B. Manayao with Mr. Datu Shariff Pendatun III and Mr. Harold Bueno, representing the Philippines at the ASEAN Day 2023 Celebration organized by the Ministry of Culture of Thailand; (Lower Photo) Minister of Culture H.E. Itthiphol Khunpluem visits the Philippine booth (photos courtesy of the Ministry of Culture)
08 August 2023: Second Secretary Beatriz Ines L. Herrera-Davila (front row, fourth from left) joins ASEAN Ambassadors and Representatives, and Thai Government Officials at a cake-cutting ceremony led by H.E. Rachmat Budiman, Ambassador of Indonesia to Thailand, at the ASEAN Day Celebration, C ASEAN Forum 2023 organized by the C ASEAN Foundation (photo courtesy of the Embassy of Indonesia in Bangkok)
08 August 2023: DCM Lazaro at the Arts in Heritage opening ceremony organized by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Educations Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Center for Archaeology and Fine Arts at the Bangkok Art & Culture Center (photo courtesy of SEAMEO)
10 August 2023: Awardees of the Southeast Asia (S.E.A.)Write Award 2019,2020, 2021 during the Awarding Ceremony attended by DCM Lazaro (photo courtesy of S.E.A. Write Award organizers)