The Ramon Magsaysay awards are named after a popular Philippine president who died in a 1957 plane crash and honor 'greatness of spirit in selfless service to the peoples of Asia.'
BANGKOK (AP): A Philippine peace award has been cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking only the third disruption in six decades for the annual prize regarded as an Asian Nobel.
The Manila-based foundation that hands out the Ramon Magsaysay awards said on Tuesday (June 9) it has no choice "with the Covid-19 pandemic practically immobilising the world.”
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