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RESPONSE: 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee DEEP JOSHI

"I learnt from this encounter what professional schools never taught me, that knowledge alone does not make you a professional. Knowledge must have a social purpose and that comes from a concern for others, empathy with others. It comes from the heart, just as...

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RESPONSE: 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee ANTONIO OPOSA, JR.

"Today, the good Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation gives me this great honor. Thank you from my inmost heart of hearts. Thirty years ago, I met an accident and went through unspeakable pain and humbling suffering. It taught me one important lesson: honor and fame, like...

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VIDEO: Saving the Environment through the Law

After winning landmark cases in his efforts of protecting the environment, 2009 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee ANTONIO OPOSA, JR. is now using a global platform to battle climate change. This short video retraces his steps in environmental sustainability and...

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