MAGSAYSAY AWARD

Awarded for
Outstanding contributions in
Government Service,
Public Service ,
Community Leadership,
Journalism ,
Literature and Creative Communication Arts,
Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership

Presented by
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation

Country Philippines

First awarded 1957

Official website http:/ /www .rmaf. org.ph

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an
annual award established to perpetuate
former Philippine President Ramon
Magsaysay 's example of integrity in
government, courageous service to the
people, and pragmatic idealism within a
democratic society. The Ramon Magsaysay
Award is often considered Asia 's Nobel
Prize . 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 .
Every year the Ramon Magsaysay Award
Foundation grants the prize to Asian
individuals and organizations for achieving
excellence in their respective fields. The
awards are given in six categories:
Government Service
Public Service
Community Leadership
Journalism, Literature and Creative
Communication Arts
Peace and International Understanding
Emergent Leadership
In May 1957, seven prominent Filipinos
were named to the founding board of
trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award
Foundation, the non-profit corporation
tasked with implementing the awards
program.
The RMAF recognizes and honors
individuals and organizations in Asia
regardless of race, creed , sex, or
nationality, who have achieved distinction in
their respective fields and have helped
others generously without anticipating
public recognition. The awards have
traditionally been given in five categories:
government service; public service;
community leadership; journalism,
literature, and creative communication arts;
and peace and international understanding.
During the 2000 Magsaysay Awards
presentation ceremonies, the Foundation
announced the creation of a sixth Award
category, Emergent Leadership. This new
Award category was established with the
support of a grant from the Ford
Foundation . The Ramon Magsaysay Award
for Emergent Leadership honors
"individuals, forty years of age and below,
doing outstanding work on issues of social
change in their communities, but whose
leadership is not yet broadly recognized
outside of these communities." An award in
this category was given for the first time in
2001.
source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Magsaysay_Award