00:00The Philippine Embassy in Thailand called a fake news
00:03that a Filipino was trapped in a country.
00:07The Philippines is also preparing to ask for help from Thailand.
00:11This is Beya Gaza de Guzman of Radyo Pilipinas
00:14with the country's latest news.
00:17That's not true at all.
00:19No one was hurt, especially no one was killed.
00:22This is what the Philippine Ambassador to Thailand,
00:25Millicent Cruz Paredes, explained
00:26in the interview of Radyo Pilipinas World Service
00:29after it was reported that there were Filipinos trapped in Thailand
00:33following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar.
00:36The Filipino Ambassador urged the country
00:38not to spread fake news
00:40that would add to the worries of Filipinos
00:43who are affected by the condition of their families
00:46or relatives who work in Thailand.
00:49The official in Thailand announced the tragedy
00:53and reached out to the family of the trapped.
00:56The Embassy is also reaching out to officials in the country
01:00to help the Philippines.
01:03I already reached out to government authorities here
01:09and I'm asking what the Philippines can help
01:12because the Philippines is ready to help
01:14with whatever we can help.
01:17At the moment, 40,000 Filipinos live and work in Thailand.
01:23Most of them are English teachers.
