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Ramon Magsaysay Awards presentation canceled due to pandemic
The annual Ramon Magsaysay Award has only been disrupted twice before: during the 1970 financial crisis and the 1990 Luzon earthquake
Ravish Kumar: Fighting for India's free press
Indian journalist Ravish Kumar speaks to Rappler about receiving death threats, journalism, and giving voice to the voiceless
How Ryan Cayabyab keeps the music playing
The music industry's beloved Mr C and respected Maestro is given the Ramon Magsaysay Award, recognizing a legacy that includes more than just the several hundreds of songs he's written
'Truth, justice, love': Ko Swe Win on journalism in times of repression
Ko Swe Win receives the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for 'building the quality and force of media's truth-telling' in Myanmar
LOOK: Smokey Mountain reunites for Ryan Cayabyab at Ramon Magsaysay awards 2019
Tony Lambino, James Coronel, and Jeffrey Hidalgo show support for the founder of the group
When the personal is political: Defending human rights in Thailand
Angkhana Neelapaijit, the wife of an enforced disappearance victim, receives the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019 for being a champion of human rights in Thailand
LOOK: Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation confers honor to 2019 awardees
This year's awardees are Filipino musician Ryan Cayabyab, Myanmar editor Ko Swe Win, Indian journalist Ravish Kumar, Angkhana Neelapaijit of Thailand, and Kim Jong-ki of South Korea
Ryan Cayabyab, 2 journalists among 2019 Ramon Magsaysay awardees
This year's awardees are Cayabyab, Myanmar editor Ko Swe Win, Indian journalist Ravish Kumar, Angkhana Neelapaijit of Thailand, and Kim Jong-ki of South Korea
India’s Bharat Vatwani: How the heart can treat mental illness
2018 Ramon Magsaysay awardee Baharat Vatwani has reunited over 7,000 mentally-ill people in Mumbai, India, with their families
Sonam Wangchuk challenges India’s ‘ritual’ education with common sense
2018 Ramon Magsaysay awardee Sonam Wangchuk says the goal of education should be this: answer real needs of the world today
Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz: Fighting to empower East Timor's poor
2018 Ramon Magsaysay awardee Mana Lou says the poor in her country 'have a lot of things, but they don't know what to do with them because of lack of education'
Vo Thi Hoang Yen: Opening doors for Vietnam's PWDs
2018 Ramon Magsaysay awardee Vo Thi Hoang Yen, a survivor of childhood polio, wants employers to see what persons with disabilities can do if given the opportunity
‘To forget is a crime’: Genocide survivor helps heal Cambodia’s wounds
Youk Chhang receives the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 for his work gathering and preserving evidence of the Khmer Rouge abuses
'Justice begins, ends with duty of memory' – Magsaysay Awardee Youk Chhang
Youk Chhang, recognized for his work in documenting Khmer Rouge atrocities in Cambodia, says remembering the mistakes of the past is 'the pathway to justice'
'Cause of the mentally ill deserves place in the sun' – Magsaysay Awardee Bharat Vatwani
Bharat Vatwani serves the mentally ill by providing them with free shelter, food, treatment, and the chance to reunite with their families
'Redesign education to heal planet, people' – Magsaysay Awardee Sonam Wangchuk
Sonam Wangchuk, who initiates educational reforms in India, hopes the youth will apply knowledge 'to find practical solutions to real-life problems'
'Change the world by being better persons' – Magsaysay Awardee Vo Thi Hoang Yen
Vo Thi Hoang Yen provides jobs and skills training for persons with disabilities in Vietnam
'Listen to voices of the poor' – Magsaysay Awardee Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz
Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz uplifts vulnerable members of society through self-help programs in East Timor
'Institutions at risk, but let us not be afraid' – Magsaysay Awardee Howard Dee
Howard Dee is recognized for his 'quietly heroic acts of service to the Filipino people'
Robredo: Courage and empathy, not dictatorship, improves lives
'Quiet courage and empathy, and leaders that put in the hard work of actually transforming the lives of people, are rarities in these times, when dictatorship is claimed by some to be better' says Vice President Leni Robredo during the 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Awards ceremony
Ramon Magsaysay awardee Howard Dee: PH democracy, sovereignty 'at risk'
'We live today in a world of turmoil and uncertainty. All human institutions are at risk, our democracy, our family, our national sovereignty,' Dee said during his speech at this year's Ramon Magysaysay Foundation awarding ceremony.
PH's Howard Dee, 5 others named 2018 Ramon Magsaysay awardees
Other awardees of Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize are Youk Chang of Cambodia, Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz of East Timor, Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk of India, and Vo Thi Hoang Yen of Vietnam
RMTU is now the President Ramon Magsaysay State University
The former Ramon Magsaysay Technological University in Zambales achieves full university status under Republic Act 11015
Robredo eyes prosthetics-making course for wounded soldiers
Vice President Leni Robredo says the course can serve as a livelihood opportunity for wounded soldiers who will no longer be able to return to service
How did the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act help empower the community?
It has been 20 years since President Fidel Ramos signed the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act
Lilia de Lima's 21-year work of fighting corruption
Her two golden rules in PEZA were to be incorruptible and to be efficient It was not an easy feat to lead the agency says De Lima but she kept focusing on her goals
To feed the hungry, we first need to say, ‘Yes!’ – Magsaysay Awardee Tony Tay
For more than a decade Tony Tay s organization of volunteers – Willing Hearts – feeds the hungry and homeless in Singapore
War teaches ‘each of us is a tool for the healing of ourselves’ – Magsaysay Awardee Gethsie Shanmugam
Gethsie Shanmugam who has given psychosocial support to victims of war in Eastern Sri Lanka says all change starts with a person
Theater can 'draw out the creative power of ordinary folk' – Magsaysay Awardee PETA
For 50 years the Philippine Educational Theater Association s actors have brought the stories of the people they meet to life on stage so their voices can be heard
Indigenous peoples’ ‘humane, sustainable’ ways lead to peace – Magsaysay Awardee Abdon Nababan
Indonesia s Abdon Nababan asks: Where do we come from? What values what spirit can we offer our society and our earth?
‘Rescuing Angkor Wat a call to return to peace’ – Magsaysay Awardee Yoshiaki Ishizawa
Japanese Yoshiaki Ishizawa has spent half a century to help Cambodians preserve and restore of their cultural heritage
Work in gov’t with ‘absolute honesty and utmost service’ – Magsaysay Awardee Lilia de Lima
Lilia de Lima survived 4 presidents with different political persuasions and management styles as director general of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority
‘Hatred and divisiveness will not be the ethos of our time’ – Robredo
Vice President Leni Robredo says the stories of the 2017 Ramon Magsaysay awardees give hope that good will one day trump evil
Singapore's Tony Tay: More than a decade of food giving and volunteerism
2017 Ramon Magsaysay awardee Tony Tay is the founder of Willing Hearts a charity run by volunteers who prepare and cook meals daily for Singapore s needy
Saving Angkor: Yoshiaki Ishizawa’s work in reviving Cambodian heritage
Yoshiaki Ishizawa wins the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2017 for his decades long work conserving Angkor Wat and reviving Cambodia s sense of culture and identity
Abdon Nababan: Defender of Indonesia's indigenous peoples
This year s Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from Indonesia is a long time advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples
Theater for change: 10 of PETA’s best plays
The organization has upheld a 50 year old tradition of telling stories that matter
Rappler Talk: Ramon Magsaysay Awardee on healing the wounds of war
MovePH editor talks to Gethsie Shanmugam one of the awardees of the prestigious 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Awards on Wednesday night August 30
PETA, PH's Lilia de Lima among 2017 Ramon Magsaysay awardees
To also receive Asia s equivalent of the Nobel Prize are Yoshiaki Ishizawa Japan Abdon Nababan Indonesia Gethsie Shanmugam Sri Lanka Tony Tay Singapore
Robredo on late husband's critics: They've crossed the line
Iyong asawa ko wala dito to defend himself kaya ako iniisip ko kung ano ng aksyon Pinag aaralan says Vice President Leni Robredo
IN PHOTOS: 'Heroes of Asia' receive 2016 Magsaysay Awards
Vice President Leni Robredo delivers an inspirational speech noting that her late husband Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo received the Magsaysay Award for Government Service on the same stage in 2000
Ombudsman Morales, 5 others named 2016 Magsaysay awardees
3rd UPDATE The 6 awardees are dubbed heroes of Asia who have created solutions to problems in their own countries and in the region
Memorable quotes from past SONAs
(UPDATED) Rappler compiles some memorable lines from the state of the nation addresses of the country's presidents
Looking back: SONA trivia
(UPDATED) Ferdinand Marcos' 1969 speech is the longest SONA, thus far, going by word count
FAST FACTS: Presidential inauguration traditions and rituals
Here s what to expect during a presidential inauguration
FAST FACTS: The Bible in PH presidential inaugurations
There s enough interesting trivia about the use of the Bible in the inauguration of Philippine presidents
PODCAST: Manuel Quezon III on presidents’ speaking styles
A historian’s take on incoming President Rodrigo Duterte: he is ‘unfiltered’ and is ‘breaking down taboos’
We need managers, not saviors
We are paying the price for over personalizing what should have been systems building professional management and meritocratic hiring and promotion
Joker Arroyo, Tolentino's bid, Robredo to voters | 12PM wRap
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Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa: Keeping culture alive through dance
For Filipina Ramon Maysaysay awardee Ligaya Fernando Amilbangsa the pangalay dance reflects the country s rich culture
