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Ramon Magsaysay Award: establishment, features, history
Asia's highest honor Ramon Magsaysay Award history and features
The Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s premier prize and highest honor, Outstanding contributions in Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership in Asia. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) is started in 1957. The first award was given in the year 1958.
His life had the great impact not only in his country but also on many people in many lands. He was one of the outstanding leaders of his time. He worked to build a nation a world in which all people were free and lived in honor and peace with one another. His spirit will continue to be an inspiration. He exemplifies the highest type of leadership. Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay was the third president of the Republic of the Philippines after World War II(overall 7th president).
Over the past 50 years, the Magsaysay Awardees have dedicated their lives to work that has transformed their societies for the better. They have applied on-the-ground, unique and inclusive solutions to wide-ranging problems that have been proven to work and are sustainable. Their life-changing experiences can be shared with the rest of the region.
