“What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?,” asked first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa at the awarding ceremony held at the Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, on Friday, Dec. 10. Ressa posed the question in her acceptance speech as she remarked on the current state of...
Linya Linya teams up with Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) for a limited-edition shirt collection inspired by the 63rd Ramon Magsaysay awardees What do you believe in or fight for? In this day and age, people have become more expressive thanks to the internet and social media. Whether it’s...
The National Nutrition Council (NNC) in the National Capital Region recognized the Muntinlupa City government’s nutrition program by conferring it with nine awards at the 2021 Gawad Parangal sa Nutrisyon held at The Heritage Hotel Manila in Pasay on Dec. 7. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been recognized for its “effective” cashless distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash subsidies. (DSWD) The GCash Digital Excellence Award in Digital Public Aid Distribution was conferred to the DSWD on Dec. 1. "Hindi...
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) conferred the Eye Health Heroes Award to two researchers of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD). (Photo by Soroush Karimi on Unsplash) As the premier eye...
The Jollibee Group recently won the 2021 ASEAN Business Award for Priority Integration Sector for the Food & Beverage category. In a statement, Jolllibee said the Priority Integration Sector Award Category recognizes outstanding performance by large ASEAN enterprises. Jollibee Group recognized...
Agata Mining Ventures Inc. (AMVI), a project of TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. (TVIRD), was recently conferred the 2021 Presidential Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA). A statement showed that for the third time, AMVI secured the country’s highest distinction for exceptional...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, the man who was instrumental in helping contain the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been awarded the Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Award by the Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) of the Philippines. Presidential Adviser...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called on the different people and governments of the world to embrace "radical solidarity" as nations begin to rebuild from the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (Screengrab from Ramon Magsaysay Awards Facebook page)...
Four individuals and an organization, among them a Filipino fisherman, were formally given Tuesday, Nov. 30 their prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award--Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Roberto 'Ka Dodoy' Ballon (Photo courtesy of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation) Dubbed by the Ramon Magsaysay...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been recognized by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) for its "consistent" commitment to excellence in public service by implementing the Freedom of Information (FOI) program. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Screengrab from...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso was given the Award of Excellence by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce (Phil.) Inc. on Wednesday, Nov. 24. PHOTO FROM MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Domagoso was awarded for his excellence in public service. "Thank you sa Federation of Indian...
