Seven individuals honored with Asia's premier prize

President Benigno Aquino III and the Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) conferred Asia's premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, on seven individuals during the presentation ceremonies at the Cultural Center of the Philippines last August 31. Read more >>>

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Speech of President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III

Today we pay tribute to perhaps the most beloved President in the history of our nation, President Ramon Magsaysay on his 103rd birth anniversary. It is a fitting testament to Magsaysay's character that these awards have become known as the Nobel Prize of Asia.

We close the first decade of the 21st century this year. As we pause to reflect on how far we have gone, we have the heights and depths of humankind to consider. Will this, our century, be as mixed as the 20th century was? Will it be the better angels of our nature that will dominate the 21st century? Read more >>>

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Chairman's Remarks in the RM 2010 Awards

As it has been since 1958, each year's combination of awardees, along with the events affecting Asian countries at the time, lends a particular complexion and significance to the Ramon Magsaysay Awards. As such, our 2010 event is uniquely marked.

There is an oft-quoted phrase from Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times..." Although it described 18th century France, it could readily be applied today. Read more >>>