"The Magsaysay awardees...are all deeply involved in creating sustainable solutions to seemingly intransigent social problems in their respective societies," foundation president Carmencita Abella said, Wednesday, July 24.

A Filipino healthcare pioneer and a researcher, Ernest Domingo, 76,  received an award in one of the Asia's prime awards-giving body this coming August 31 for advancing universal healthcare in the Philippines despite of the government's funding for health remains weak.


This month's winners are the following:


Not allowing their minority origins, Habiba Sarabi, governor of the Afghan province of Bamyan and a Myanmar aid worker Lahpai Seng, both did not stop them from empowering other people.

A 55-year-old member of the minority Hazara group, Sarabi, recognized her efforts in promoting education and women's rights despite in working in an impoverished and war-torn environment.

Myanmar's founder of the largest civil society group, Lahpai Seng Raw, where the group runs healthcare, agriculture and peace projects in Kachin state.

And the last is a 64-year-old widow from Kachin minority and a Christian, was acknowledged for working with both the government and rebels.

Background

Magsaysay Award gave credit to the people who works selflessly and shows their strong commitment, competence and collaborative leadership that create a great change in their community.

Established in 1957, Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation honor people or groups who change the communities in Asia for the better and named after the most popular Filipino president who dies in a plane crash.