5 Things You Probably Do Not Know About ASEAN

5 Things You Probably Do Not Know About ASEAN

The ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS, known as ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok when the foreign ministers of Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines signed the document which would be known as the ASEAN Declaration. ASEAN...
Restoring the Rural Poor to India’s Consciousness

Restoring the Rural Poor to India’s Consciousness

As a freelance journalist and former rural affairs editor of The Hindu, 2007 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee PALAGUMMI SAINATH took a different path. Believing that “journalism is for people, not for shareholders,” Sainath doggedly covered the lives of those who...
The Essential Films of Lino Brocka

The Essential Films of Lino Brocka

Master filmmaker LINO BROCKA, heralded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema, is renowned for his gritty films that realistically portray the plight of the common man. Despite its Philippine settings, his oeuvre...
Search for Peace

Search for Peace

by His Holiness the DALAI LAMA 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, India This article was written by 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee His Holiness the DALAI LAMA exclusively for the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. It first appeared in the book “My Work, My...