8 Things Every Person Should do to become an Engaged Citizen

8 Things Every Person Should do to become an Engaged Citizen

There are many pivotal elections in Asia and the rest of the world in 2022. This includes the May 9, 2022 Philippine general elections. Fighting for democracy is a major pillar of President Ramon Magsaysay’s legacy. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation recently held...
The ultimate sovereign

The ultimate sovereign

Thank you for inviting me to this Dialogue-Forum on Citizen Engagement for Good Governance initiated by the Ramon Magsaysay Transformative Leadership Institute, in partnership with Young Public Servants. I was informed that this Dialogue-Forum seeks to foster citizen...
Green transition calls for innovative solutions

Green transition calls for innovative solutions

by MA JUN 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, China With more than 130 countries and regions joining the global Race to Zero, an unexpected global energy shortage cast a shadow over the prospect for emission reductions in the near term. Furthermore, the on-going pandemic...
Empowering Women’s Economic Participation Through Microfinance

Empowering Women’s Economic Participation Through Microfinance

Poverty is one of the main problems in developing countries in Asia. It is influenced by different factors but a blaring one is, sad to say, GENDER. There are still many societies that disallow women to keep what they earn, or believe that they are unbankable....