US EditionFilipino priest who fought Duterte’s brutal drug crackdown among Magsaysay Award winners
Flaviano Villanueva founded the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center in 2015 to aid marginalized communities and support victims' families of extrajudicial killings in the Philippine drug war.
- On Sunday, August 31, the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation named Flaviano "Flavie" Villanueva among three 2025 laureates who will join a lecture series November 4 to 6 and receive awards November 7, 2025, at the Metropolitan Theatre, Manila.
- Recognized for opposing the drug war, Villanueva publicly opposed the crackdown that left at least 6,000 dead in police operations and founded the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center in 2015 to aid the marginalized.
- RMAF highlighted that Villanueva organized memorials, dignified burials, and support for victims' families, with David saying, 'This recognition affirms his prophetic ministry among the poor...and his tireless advocacy for human rights, justice and compassion'.
- As Asia's premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award has honored more than 300 individuals since 1958, with Villanueva as the 14th Catholic priest recipient, highlighting its historical reach.
- Alongside Villanueva, the awards honored Educate Girls, reaching more than 30,000 villages and over two million girls, and Shaahina Ali, Maldives environmental worker, leading marine cleanups with Parley Maldives.
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Drug war critic Flavie Villanueva wins Ramon Magsaysay award
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Filipino priest who fought Duterte's brutal drug crackdown among Magsaysay Award winners
A Filipino priest who protested against Rodrigo Duterte’s drug crackdown is among the winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize.
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