PREVIOUS
✖
2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award
July 29 , 2018
2315 days
1057
0
- Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among six who have been declared winners of 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award.
- Bharat Vatwani is a psychiatrist who works for mentally-ill people living on the streets in Mumbai.
- Sonam Wangchuk is educational reformer from Ladakh.
- In 1988, he had founded Students’ Education and Cultural Movement of Ladakh to coach poor Ladakhi students.
- Others are
- Youk Chhang (Cambodia),
- Maria de Lourdes Martins Cruz (East Timor)
- Howard Dee (Philippines)
- Vo Thi Hoang Yen (Vietnam)
- They will be conferred with the award during a formal presentation ceremony at Cultural Centre in the Philippines in August 2018.
Ramon Magsaysay Award
- It is Asia’s highest honor and is often regarded as the region’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize.
- It was established in 1957 by trustees of the New York City-based Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Philippine government in the memory of Philippines’ third President Ramon Magsaysay who had died in an air disaster in March 1957.
- It is awarded annually to individuals or organizations from Asia region for their altruistic and philanthropic service.
- It carries Medallion bearing the likeness of the late President Ramon Magsaysay, a cash prize, and a certificate.
Leave a Reply
Your Comment is awaiting moderation.