Ramon Magsaysay Award

Ramon Magsaysay Award
*Gawad Ramon Magsaysay*
Ramon Magsaysay Award; Gawad Ramon Magsaysay
Awarded for	Outstanding contributions in Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership
Country	Philippines
Presented by	Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
First awarded	1958
Website	www.rmaward.asia

The Ramon Magsaysay Award (Filipino: Gawad Ramon Magsaysay) is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.^[1]^[2] The prize was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City with the concurrence of the Philippine government.^[3]^[4]^[5] It is often called the "Nobel Prize of Asia".^[6]

^ Clare Arthurs (July 25, 2000). "Activists share 'Asian Nobel Prize'". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
^ Ann Bernadette Corvera (October 8, 2003). "'03 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee: A League of Extraordinary Men & Women". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
^ AsiaNews.it. "Magsaysay Awards, Asia's Nobel Prize, in the social and cultural fields". www.asianews.it. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ Ballaran, Jhoanna. "5 persons, 1 organization honored at 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Award". Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "'Asia's Nobel Prize': now more than ever". Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "Hiroshima mayor wins Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's Nobel Prize". www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[1] Clare Arthurs (July 25, 2000). "Activists share 'Asian Nobel Prize'". BBC News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.

[2] Ann Bernadette Corvera (October 8, 2003). "'03 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee: A League of Extraordinary Men & Women". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2008.

[3] AsiaNews.it. "Magsaysay Awards, Asia's Nobel Prize, in the social and cultural fields". www.asianews.it. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[4] Ballaran, Jhoanna. "5 persons, 1 organization honored at 2017 Ramon Magsaysay Award". Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[5] "'Asia's Nobel Prize': now more than ever". Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[6] "Hiroshima mayor wins Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's Nobel Prize". www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

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