Ramon Magsaysay Award

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Asian award civilian award international award

The Ramon Magsaysay Award is a prestigious Asian honor often regarded as the region’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize, recognizing outstanding contributions to public service, leadership, and social justice.

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Label	Occurrences
Ramon Magsaysay Award canonical	17
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership	9
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service	5
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service	3
Magsaysay Award for Public Service	1
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation	1
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership	1
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts	1
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts	1
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding	1
Ramón Magsaysay Award	1

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Target entity: Ramon Magsaysay Award
Context triple: [Cynthia Maung, awardReceived, Ramon Magsaysay Award]

A. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an Indian international honor established to recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to promoting international peace, goodwill, and understanding among nations.
B. Indira Gandhi Prize
The Indira Gandhi Prize is an international award presented annually by the Indian government to honor outstanding contributions to peace, disarmament, and development.
C. Philippine Medal of Valor
The Philippine Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
D. National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
E. Padma awards
The Padma awards are among India’s highest civilian honors, recognizing exceptional contributions in various fields such as arts, literature, science, public service, and social work.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Ramon Magsaysay Award
Target entity description: The Ramon Magsaysay Award is a prestigious Asian honor often regarded as the region’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize, recognizing outstanding contributions to public service, leadership, and social justice.

A. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an Indian international honor established to recognize individuals for their outstanding contributions to promoting international peace, goodwill, and understanding among nations.
B. Indira Gandhi Prize
The Indira Gandhi Prize is an international award presented annually by the Indian government to honor outstanding contributions to peace, disarmament, and development.
C. Philippine Medal of Valor
The Philippine Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
D. National Humanities Medal
The National Humanities Medal is a prestigious United States honor awarded by the President to individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding and appreciation of the humanities.
E. Padma awards
The Padma awards are among India’s highest civilian honors, recognizing exceptional contributions in various fields such as arts, literature, science, public service, and social work.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Asian award ⓘ civilian award ⓘ international award ⓘ
administeredBy	Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation ⓘ linked to: Ramon Magsaysay Award
alsoKnownAs	Asia’s Nobel Prize ⓘ
awardedFor	community leadership ⓘ creative communication arts ⓘ emergent leadership ⓘ government service ⓘ journalism ⓘ literature ⓘ peace and international understanding ⓘ public service ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Philippines ⓘ
eligibility	individuals ⓘ organizations ⓘ
field	community development ⓘ human rights ⓘ journalism and communication ⓘ leadership ⓘ public service ⓘ social justice ⓘ
firstAwarded	1958 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasComponent	cash prize ⓘ certificate ⓘ medal ⓘ
headquarters	Ramon Magsaysay Center ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Roxas Boulevard, Manila ⓘ
inception	1957 ⓘ
inspiredBy	values of Ramon Magsaysay ⓘ
languageOfOfficialDocuments	English ⓘ
location	Manila ⓘ
motto	Greatness of Spirit ⓘ
namedAfter	Ramon Magsaysay ⓘ
namedAfterPosition	third President of the Philippines ⓘ
notableRecipient	Aruna Roy ⓘ Corazon Aquino ⓘ linked to: Corazon C. Aquino Dalai Lama ⓘ Kailash Satyarthi ⓘ Mother Teresa ⓘ Satyajit Ray ⓘ
purpose	to honor outstanding contributions to public service ⓘ to honor transformative leadership in Asia ⓘ to promote social justice ⓘ to recognize courageous leadership ⓘ to recognize integrity in governance ⓘ
regionServed	Asia ⓘ
selectionProcess	through a rigorous nomination and screening process ⓘ

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