Ambassador Rodriguez (center, seated) poses with the officers and staff of the Embassy prior to a flag-raising ceremony at the Embassy grounds on 12 June 2007. Some 200 members and leaders of the Filipino community in Thailand participated in the ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Mr. Chito Bucud)

Members of the Filipino community in Thailand attend a Catholic mass celebrated by Filipino missionary priests led by Father Vic Payuyo during Filipino fiesta at the Embassy grounds on 18 June.

Ambassador and Madam Rodriguez share a light moment with some members of the Filipino community after the flag-raising ceremony at the Embassy grounds on 12 June.

Ambassador Rodriguez and Morning Talk TV host Dr. Valerie Mckenzie pose for photos with some members of the Embassy staff (Attache Ms. Ceres Jaca, extreme left, Attache Ms. Maria Eloisa Abad, 2nd-left, Attache Ms. Cherry Narvaez-Bondad, 3rd-left, Attache Ms. Grace Banez, extreme-right, and Attache Ms. Lilibeth Rebustillo, 2nd-right, after the interview at Dusit Thani Hotel on 6 June 2007.

Ambassador Rodriguez (at podium) addresses Filipinos and foreign guests during the gala dinner organized by the Association of Filipinos in Thailand (AFT) at the JW Marriott Hotel on 8 June 2007. More than 200 guests attended the event.

Members of the Association of Filipinos in Thailand (AFT) perform the Philippine folk dance Tinikling to the delight of guests during a gala dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel in Bangkok.

Embassy personnel MSgt. Nestor Pavo and Ms. Ma. Cristina Salvacion prepare for the flag-raising ceremony on 12 June. Some 200 members of the Filipino community in Thailand participated in the ceremony. (Photo courtesy of Mr. Chito Bucud)