Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David lauded Fr. Flaviano “Flavie” Villanueva for being named one of the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, calling him “a fitting servant-leader to inspire Asia and the world.” In a statement on Sunday, Aug. 31, Cardinal David congratulated and highlighted the...
By SHALOMAIGNE MAPAGU Farwiza Farhan was a 22-year-old well-paid research intern in Australia in 2010 when she had an epiphany: It was time to go back to her place of birth in Aceh, Indonesia, and become a nature conservationist. Upon her return to Aceh, Farhan joined the Leuser Ecosystem...
Five outstanding recipients from Bhutan, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia were announced as the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees on Saturday, Aug. 31. The 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees (Courtesy of RMAF) In a global announcement, the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation...
The 2023 Ramon Magsaysay award is going to be presented to Korvi Rakshand in recognition of his outstanding contributions to making education accessible to individuals in his home country Bangladesh. (Photo credit to Ramon Magsaysay) In Bangladesh, education is widely regarded as crucial in...
The four recipients of Ramon Magsaysay Awards to personally receive their awards at a private event in Manila The 64th Ramon Magsaysay Awards presentation ceremonies once again celebrated the greatness of spirit and transformative leadership across Asia on Nov. 30. The four recipients of Asia’s...
The audacity of doing good It was the 63rd year that the Ramon Magsaysay Awards (RMA) had been presented, but the event still has not lost its luster. Once again, four individuals and one organization emerged from a deep search to join the ranks of distinguished laureates who have been honored with...
Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon, a fisherman from Concepcion, Zamboanga Sibugay, and one of the five recipients of the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, is not new to challenges. Through his leadership, the fishermen in his municipality were able to stop the rampant conversion and destruction of nearby...
