Thailand’s Deputy Director General for East Asian Affairs Department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry is gearing up to boost social, cultural and economic ties with the Philippines to celebrate three quarters of a century of bilateral relations.

 

Both Thailand and the Philippines outlined a series of initiatives, including high-level visits, business-to-business collaborations, cultural showcases, and community engagements, to mark 75 years of formal bilateral ties in the upcoming months.

 

Vorapun Srivoranart, the Deputy Director-General for the East Asian Affairs Department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, revealed on Friday that the Philippines ranks as Thailand’s fifth largest trading partner within ASEAN, boasting a trade volume of US$10 billion (356 billion baht) last year.

 

by Bob Scott

Picture of Coron, Palawan in the Philippines courtesy of Stay in Thailand

 

Full story: THe Thaiger 2024-01-29

 

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Yummy.......

1 hour ago, flyingtlger said:

 

Yummy.......

Quite a nice view huh ?

Yeah, a lot of hot air I'll wager. How many Filipinas can't even leave the Philippines, due to their own immigration at Manila airport, and how many that do manage to board a plane to Thailand end up being put back on it, or threatened with it, when they arrive? Yet they're a valuable resource. Millions of filipinas work abroad. They get work in eg the service sector as telephonists, care sector and hospitality sector as their English language proficiency is high. In Philippines, "seniors" as pensioners are called, have special lanes everywhere for queuing.

 

I've a mate who has a Filipina gf. It's a total nightmare every time she returns from family visits back home. Will anything change? I doubt it. The only ASEAN country Thailand considers worthy of comparison is Singapore. What a joke!