H.E. Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon, Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, headed the Philippine delegation at the 72nd Session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) held at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok on 15-19 May 2016.

Undersecratery Rowena Guevara of the Department of Science and Technology and Chief Economic Development Specialist Girlie Grace Casimiro of the National Economic and Development Authority joined the Philippine Embassy in Bangkok at the Commission Session.

H.E. Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon delivers the Philippine country statement at the closing of the 72nd Session of the UN ESCAP on 19 May 2016.

The Philippine delegation at the 72nd Session of the UN ESCAP (from L-R): Trade and Commercial Attache Enrico Mariano, NEDA Chief Economic Development Specialist Girlie Grace Casimiro, Third Secretary Anna Marie Santos, Ambassador Mary Jo A. Bernardo-Aragon, Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary Rowena Guevara, Attache and multilateral specialist Michelle Espiritu, and Third Secretary Jim Minglana. Not in photo: Deputy Chief of Mission Mary Anne Padua and Special Agriculture Representative Ana Abejuela.