The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok has belied earlier reports that 10 Filipinos died in the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that rocked Thailand and Myanmar on Friday. The tremors were als0 felt in adjoining areas including India and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In its latest advisory on Saturday, the Embassy called the report as \u201cfalse information\u201d and said it has yet to receive updates on Filipinos harmed in the disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs of this time, the Embassy has not received any report of Filipino nationals who were harmed by this unfortunate disaster. The Embassy continues to monitor the situation for any Filipino nationals who may have been affected and may need immediate assistance due to the earthquake,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Philippine envoy to Thailand, Ambassador Millicent Paredes, in a radio interview on Saturday, said no Filipinos have requested embassy assistance so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paredes noted that many of Thailand\u2019s population reside in high-rise buildings. \u201cFortunately, we have yet to receive information that they (Filipinos) are affected,\u201d she said in Filipino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bangkok had been declared an emergency zone after the high magnitude that struck Myanmar affected the Thai capital. The embassy has advised Filipino nationals in Thailand to monitor updates from credible and verifiable sources of information, and avoid spreading \u201cfake and unverified news.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n