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The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF), in partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Delhi, hosted "Celebrating Greatness of Spirit in Delhi" at the India Habitat Centre on 2 September 2024. This special gathering is in commemoration of...

The Board of Trustees, Officers, and Staff of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and relatives of Howard Dee, 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee from the Philippines. Howard Dee passed away on August 21 at the...

The Board of Trustees, Officers, and Staff of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and relatives of Vo-Tong Xuan. A 1993 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service from Vietnam, Xuan's pioneering...

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) held the event “Celebrating Greatness of Spirit in Manila” last July 2 at the Ramon Magsaysay Center located at its headquarters in Malate, Manila, Philippines. Convened by Amb. Delia D. Albert, a returning Board of Trustee...

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) is proud to announce that the book series, "The Greatness of Spirit: Stories of Love, Courage, and Service," has been honored with the Gold Stevie Award for Innovation in NGO Publications. This accolade was awarded at the...

The Board of Trustees, Officers, and Staff of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and relatives of Laxminarayan Ramdas, 2004 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Peace and International Understanding from India....

The Board of Trustees, Officers, and Staff of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) extend our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and relatives of Ahangamage Tudor Ariyaratne, better known to us all as A. T. Ariyaratne, 1969 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for...

The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) has unveiled plans for an extensive book tour and dialogues for "Greatness of Spirit: Stories of Love, Courage, and Service" across Asia as the 65th anniversary commemorative book series will be officially released in May...

Assuming his new role as a member of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation's Board of Trustees, James Kondo brings a combination of seasoned expertise and forward-thinking perspective. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the International House of Japan—an...

by SIMA SAMAR 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, Afghanistan Writing about the Taliban’s August 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, twenty years after their removal from power feels surreal and heartbreaking. The Taliban currently ruling Afghanistan is the same extremist entity...

by MX. V. Soliven Published: 1 September 2004 Yesterday, the 97th birthday—if he had lived—of Ramon Magsaysay came and went—and the usual tributes were paid to his memory, and the annual Magsaysay Awards were fittingly dispensed with the usual fanfare. (The fighting...