Morales is one of 6 ‘Heroes of Asia’
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales is hailed as one of the six awardees of Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) in Asia.
Morales is the only Filipino among the winners of the prestigious award which is coined as the “Heroes of Asia”, along with five other recipients having the “greatness of spirit”.
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay‘s example of integrity in governance, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.
Ramon del Rosario Jr., chairman of RMAF, the Ombudsman was chosen as one of the heroes because she was able to draw back the people’s trust to the rule of law of the Philippines.
He added that the board of trustees of the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award based on Morales’ moral courage and commitment in pushing for justice.
The lady chief of the anti-graft body was previously an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (SC) before taking the sensitive seat in combating corruption during the term of Former Pres. Benigno Aquino III.
The appointment of the now 75-year-old official in the Ombudsman was announced by Aquino during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25, 2011.
Other awardees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as the Asia’s equivalent of Nobel prize, were Dompet Duafa of Indonesia who won because the zakat-based philantrophy, Vientiane Rescue of Laos, and Bezwada Wilson and Thobur Madabusi Krishna who are both from India.
The winners will accept a certificate, a medallion with sculpted image of the late Former Pres. Ramon Magsaysay, and cash prize amounting to $50,000.
The formal awarding ceremony shall be held concurrently with the birth anniversary of Magsaysay on August 31, 2016 which will be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Pasay City.
