On 4 December 2015 at 1830 hrs., His Excellency Thanatip Upatising, Ambassador of the Kingdom Thailand to the Republic of the Philippines, hosted a reception on the auspicious occasion of the 88th Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Kingdom of Thailand at the Mayuree Ballroom, Dusit Thani Manila. The event was attended by Honourable Evan P. Garcia, Undersecretary for Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippine as representative of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs/ the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, Honourable Billy Kuartei, Minister of State of the Republic of Palau, Honourable Elbuchel Sadang, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Palau, Honourable Umiich Sengebau, Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism of the Republic of Palau, Archbishop Guiseppe Pinto, Dean of Diplomatic Corps, Mr. Cesar Virata, Former Prime Minister of the Philippines, Mr. Jose de Venecia Jr., Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps, Honourary Consul-Generals, dignitaries from the Philippine Government. At 1730 hrs., His Excellency the Ambassador led Embassy’s officials and members of Team Thailand to pay tribute to His Majesty the King.