The Ramon Magsaysay Award



Filipino peace advocate, Indian pro-poor doctor, East Timor agriculturist and Bangladeshi educator win Magsaysay awards

  • Founded in 1958, the Ramon Magsaysay Awards is regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize
  • Named after a Philippine president who died in a 1957 plane crash, the annual awards honor “greatness of spirit” in selfless service 
By AP ·