For its 65th anniversary, the foundation launches a seven-volume series featuring stories about the 348 award recipients
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MANILA, Philippines – The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation believes good stories, especially those of individuals that have found their purpose in serving their communities, need to be known.” – is considered the premier prize in the region. Since 1958, the award has been given to individuals who have “ issues of human development in Asia with courage and creativity, and in doing so have made contributions that have transformed their societies for the better.
GREATNESS OF SPIRIT. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation launched a seven-volume series that tells the story of the 348 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees and what they have done to contribute to their communities. “We felt that there is a gap in the awareness of the public on these role models in the community and the very, very main reason for the awarding, having been in the board, was to look for a manifestation of a person along the lines of greatness of God,” Albert said.The foundation was set up in 1957, in honor of President Ramon Magsaysay – who figured in a plane crash on March 17, 1957.
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