Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019: All you need to know about Ramon Magsaysay Award

Ramon Magsaysay Award

The Ramon Magsaysay is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government. The award is internationally-recognized as the Nobel Prize counterpart of Asia and is the highest award given to Asian individuals and organizations (Also Called Asia Nobel Prize). Ramon Magsaysay’s Award Money USD 30,000.

History

It is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the third president of the Republic of the Philippines after World War II. The prize was established in April 1957. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation gives the prize to Asian individuals achieving excellence in their respective fields. The awards were given in six categories,

i)Government Service

ii)Public Service

iii)Community Leadership

iv)Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts

v)Peace and International Understanding

vi)Emergent Leadership

 2019 Ramon Magsaysay award winners

1)Ravish Kumar (Indian journalist): Ravish Kumar has won the honour for his news show, Prime Time, which “deals with real-life, under-reported problems of ordinary people”.

2) Ko Swe (Myanmar’s  journalist): Swe Win to receive the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership,” the foundation wrote, “the board of trustees recognizes his undaunted commitment to practice independent, ethical, and socially engaged journalism in Myanmar; his incorruptible sense of justice and unflinching pursuit of the truth in crucial but under-reported issues; and his resolute insistence that it is in the quality and force of media’s truth-telling that we can convincingly protect human rights in the world.”

3) Angkhana Neelapajit( Thailand’s human rights activist): Mrs Angkhana founded the Justice for Peace Foundation in 2006. The network has played a key role in documenting the human rights situation in southern Thailand.

4) Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab (Philippines’ musician): Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab to receive the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award, the board of trustees recognizes his compositions and performances that have defined and inspired Filipino popular music across generations; his indomitable, undeterred confidence to selflessly seek, mentor and promote young Filipino musical genius for the global stage; and his showing us all that music can indeed instil pride and joy, and unify people across the many barriers that divide them”, read the artist’s citation.

5) Kim Jong-Ki (South Korea’s activist working with violence and mental health issues in youth): Kim’s Foundation for Preventing Youth Violence has carried out wide-ranging anti-bullying campaigns, run a hotline that now takes up to 50 calls a day, introduced counselling and mediation, and lobbied the government for new policy and laws.

List of Indian Recipients of Ramon Magsaysay Award

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