64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 Announced: The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF), which is widely regarded as the “Nobel Peace Prize of Asia,” recently announced this year’s awardees in a global announcement ceremony.
The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees are Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette Madrid (Philippines), Tadashi Hattori (Japan) and Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia). The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established in 1957, is Asia’s greatest honour and distinction. The award is managed by RMAF. It is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the third president of the Philippines.
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The award is regarded around the world as ‘’Asia’s Nobel Prize’’. The prize is annually presented in a ceremonial ceremony in Manila, Philippines on August 31. The first Ramon Magsaysay Awards ceremony was held on 31st August 1958.
About Ramon Magsaysay Award
- The first Ramon Magsaysay Awards ceremony was held on 31st August 1958.
- The Ramon Magsaysay Award is chosen and presented every year.
- The Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia’s greatest honour and distinction and was established in 1957.
- The award has been named after Ramon Magsaysay, the third president of the Philippines.
- The Award is presented in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, every year on 31st August.
- The award is managed by Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF).
