64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 announced

64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 announced

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Category : Awards Published on: September 05 2022

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  • The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF) has announced 2022’s awardees in a global announcement ceremony and it is widely regarded as the ‘Nobel Peace Prize of Asia’.
  • The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees includes Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette J. 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. 
  • 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.
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