Ramon Magsaysay Award

A Bhutanese scholar and thought leader urged everyone not to be afraid of change but to welcome it as a key to progress.

In her lecture in Manila on November 13, Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, a Vietnamese physician, recounted the horrifying impact of Agent Orange on the Vietnamese people.

Four individuals and one movement were the new laureates of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for this year.

The decades-long activism of these physicians has contributed to the implementation of the universal health coverage (UHC) in Thailand in 2002, benefiting the country’s rural communities as a result.

A former Ramon Magsaysay (RM) awardee leaves a legacy of service and integrity with his passing away on Wednesday, August 21, a day after he suffered a stroke, according to statements from various groups who had been witnesses to his life.

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) celebrated its 65th anniversary with the launch of a commemorative book series highlighting the life and works of Ramon Magsaysay Awardees.

This book is filled with condensed biographies, anecdotes, and interesting facts about the Magsaysay Awardees and their transformative work

“We are all created unequal. Providing and ensuring inclusive healthcare is a social responsibility, not a favour or kindness to be bestowed on anyone,” said Dr. Ravi Kannan

“I am referring to the growing movement of women who believe in their power to be involved and become agents of change. It had not been easy for many women to say, with confidence, “I have the power!”, said Coronel-Ferrer

Dr. Kannan exhibited compassion for the impoverished, sick, and oppressed in India and around the world, where many people are required to help.

Ego, 51, a singer-songwriter and activist, uses permaculture to promote "a whole way of looking at nature and people."

Chairman Aurelio R. Montinolla III said the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation celebrates the late president's birthday on August 31.

"The Ramon Magsaysay Award is focusing on three things: inspiring our global audience through the lives and work of our Magsaysay Laureates; interconnecting them with the next generation of leaders in Asia, and igniting action through creative collaborations with like-hearted partners,"said d Susanna B. Afan, president of the foundation.

Theme for this year’s Awards is ‘Greatness of Spirit, Beyond Borders,’ a perfect reflection of the transformative work and inspiring lives of our 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees

The American humanitarian worker is honored for his “unshakable belief in the goodness of man that inspires in others the desire to serve”

For her “passion and life-long devotion to the scientific profession,” Dr. Firdausi Qadri, 70, is honored with this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, dubbed as Asia’s counterpart of the Nobel Prize.

Since he was young, Ka Dodoy knew the realities of diminishing fish harvests in once rich fishing grounds

A fisherman from the southern Philippines, an Indonesian media group, a scientist from Bangladesh, a Pakistani entrepreneur, and a humanitarian worker are this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, dubbed as Asia’s Nobel Prize.