Magsaysay Awardees Digital Collection

Awardees

Ela Ramesh Bhatt

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1977 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership from India. Ela Bhatt is a respected leader of the international labor, cooperative, women, and…

Sanduk Ruit

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2006 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Peace and International Understanding from Nepal. Born in Nepal, Dr. Sanduk Ruit completed his medical training in…

Benjamin Abadiano

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2004 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Emergent Leadership from the Philippines. Benjamin Abadiano’s work among the indigenous peoples started as…

Gao Yaojie

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2003 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service from China. Dr. Gao Yaojie uncovered the HIV/AIDS epidemic in China’s Henan province, tracing the…

Anton Soedjarwo

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1983 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership from Indonesia. Anton Soedjarwo was a young engineering student when he was exposed to harsh…

Therdchai Jivacate

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2008 Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service from Thailand. As a young orthopedist practicing in Chiang Mai, Dr. Therdchai Jivacate observed how many…

Jovito Salonga

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2007 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service from the Philippines. Born two decades after the onset of American rule in the Philippines,…

Palagummi Sainath

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2007 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts from India. In 1993, P. Sainath was already an established…

Tang Xiyang

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2007 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Peace and International Understanding from China. During China’s Cultural Revolution, many years of forced labor…

Chung To

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2007 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Emergent Leadership from China. Chung To set up the Chi Heng Foundation to reach millions of those affected by and…