Awardees
Prayong Ronnarong
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2004 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership from Thailand. Rubber prices collapsed in the late 60s, causing economic upheaval for Prayong…
Toshihiro Takami
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1996 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for International Understanding from Japan. His work as a Christian pastor led to his eye-opening field assignment in…
Pandurang Athavale
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1996 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership from India. Pandurang Shastri Athavale was an Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social…
John Woong-Jin Oh
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1996 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Public Service from Korea. The chance encounter of Fr. John Oh Woong-Jin and that of the late beggar Grandpa Choi…
Atmakusumah Astraatmadja
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2000 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts from Indonesia. Himself a victim of media repression, he…
Prayoon Chanyavongs
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1971 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts from Thailand. He was one of Thailand’s highly acclaimed…
Amitabha Chowdhury
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1961 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts from India. Amitabha Chowdhury’s contribution to the field…
Eugenia Duran Apostol
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2006 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts from the Philippines. When Martial Law closed down the…
Sheila Coronel
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2003 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts from the Philippines. Sheila Coronel was only fourteen when…
Mahasweta Devi
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1997 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communications Arts from India. Mahasweta Devi is an eminent Indian Bengali…