Wherever I am, the world comes after me. It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it. Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist. "The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver
Ramon Magsaysay Transformative Leadership Institute (RMTLI) Lecture Series at the Ramon Magsaysay Center | Hybrid Lecture Series
Ramon Magsaysay Transformative Leadership Institute (RMTLI) Lecture Series at the Ramon Magsaysay Center | Hybrid Lecture Series
Details
The UP Asian Center and the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation Transformative Leadership will convene the "Lecture Series of the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees" on 13 and 14 November 2024, 9 to 11 AM and 1 to 3 PM, at the Ramon Magsaysay Center, Malate, Manila. The event is free and open to the public. Online pre-registration is recommended due to limited seating. Refreshments and certificates will be provided for ONSITE attendees.
The lecture will follow the journey of Dr. Phuong’s work through the past, present, and future while recounting both the achievements and challenges that come with her advocacy of fighting for the victims of Agent Orange and her desire for peace. The lecture will focus on: the long-lasting effects of the Vietnam War 50 years, the purpose-driven work of Dr. Phuong, and the never-ending fight for peace beyond justice.
LECTURE 2: 13 November 2024 | 1 – 3 PM, PST | Ramon Magsaysay Center
The Path to Inclusive Healthcare: Following the Footsteps of Thailand’s Rural Doctors Movement
The movement will highlight its response to the shortage of medical professionals in rural Thailand during the 1960s, addressing inequalities in healthcare and advocating for inclusive, affordable, and accessible public health services. The lecture will focus on the journey of the Rural Doctors Movement (RDM), its unique structure behind its success in addressing the gaps in Thailand’s healthcare system, and the lessons in transforming healthcare systems, with emphasis on RDM’s sustainable practices.
LECTURE 3: 14 November 2024 | 9 – 11 AM, PST | Ramon Magsaysay Center
Balancing Tradition and Modernity: Preserving Culture for Human Progress
Karma will discuss his work with the Loden Foundation and how Bhutan’s development model, centered on Gross National Happiness (GNH), balances progress with cultural preservation. He will share the impact of modernization on Bhutanese society, his mission to foster cultural pride and responsibility, and his goal to create socially responsible entrepreneurs. On a larger scale, the lecture will highlight Bhutan’s holistic approach to navigating modernization, demonstrating that through GNH, tradition and progress can coexist, guiding the nation into a more sustainable and vibrant future. The lecture will focus on his journey of cultural stewardship, navigating challenges within Bhutan today, and strategies for cultural relevance and preservation.
LECTURE 4: 14 November 2024 | 1 – 3 PM, PST | Ramon Magsaysay Center
From Passion to Action: Leading Conservation Efforts by Empowering Women, Youth, and Communities
Farwiza will discuss her efforts to save Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem, advocating for biodiversity preservation, and her dedication to HaKa, an NGO amplifying the voices of local leaders in the fight against environmental exploitation. The lecture will focus on leading an environmental advocacy and movement as a young Muslim woman, a grassroots approach to conservation, and the youth’s mission to protect biodiversity as natural heritage.
ABOUT THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD
The Ramon Magsaysay Award is given to persons—regardless of race, nationality, creed, or gender—and organizations who address issues of human development in Asia with courage and creativity, and in doing so have made contributions that have transformed their societies for the better. From 1958 to 2008, the Award has been given in six categories: Government Service; Public Service; Community Leadership; Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts; Peace and International Understanding; and Emergent Leadership. Except for Emergent Leadership, the Awards are no longer given in any predefined category beginning in 2009.
ABOUT THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD FOUNDATION
The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) is an international and wholly independent organization created in 1957, the year the Philippines lost in a plane crash a President who was well-loved for his simplicity and humility, his passion for justice, particularly for the poor, and his advancement of human dignity. Among the many friends and admirers of the late President around the world were the Rockefeller brothers. With the concurrence of the Philippine government, the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) established the Ramon Magsaysay Award to honor President Magsaysay’s memory and perpetuate his example of integrity in public service and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.
Supported by a generous endowment from the RBF, the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation was organized in Manila in May 1957. The Foundation has since implemented the Ramon Magsaysay Award program, pursuing the objective of “honoring greatness of spirit in selfless service to the peoples of Asia.”
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The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The UP Asian Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. It also offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. As an area studies institution, the Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website.
