About Ramon Magsaysay Award:
» The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957.
» The Ramon Magsaysay Award was named after the third President of the Republic of the Philippines.
» The first Ramon Magsaysay Awards were given on August 31, 1958 to a Philippine-based organisation and five outstanding individuals working in India, Indonesia, Philippines, China (Taiwan) and Sri Lanka.
» The Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia’s premier prize and highest honor and is recognized as the region’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
» The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation annually selects the awardees for the field of Emergent Leadership.
» The 63rd Ramon Magsaysay Award winners will be formally honored with the award on 28 November 2021 event at the Ramon Magsaysay Centre in Manila.