From the Board of Trustees of Akademyang Filipino:
At the root of all our country’s problems, our civic decay, and poverty of spirit is the death of honesty and sincerity in the Filipino. We must come together to revive these core values — the very foundations of strong institutions, and just and sovereign nations — in our educational system and by the example of our leaders and those who hold positions of power.
BACKGROUND
In 2016, the late Senate President Ed Angara and National Artist F. Sionil Jose began building an organization that would bring together the Philippines’ pre-eminent achievers, who have distinguished themselves in the arts, sciences, and professions in service to the nation. In setting up what would eventually be called Akademyang Filipino, they envisioned a diverse society of some 100 purposeful leaders that would start and sustain an ongoing dialogue among the country’s decision-makers. Akademyang Filipino’s core members are National Artists, National Scientists, and the Philippines’ Ramon Magsaysay Awardees. Its purpose is to help meet the country’s most crucial challenges and to build a just, prosperous, and sovereign nation.
On the Akademyang Filipino’s board of trustees are:
Conchita Carpio Morales, Chair; Former Ombudsman of the Philippines
F. Sionil Jose, Chair Emeritus; National Artist
Doris Magsaysay Ho, Treasurer; President & CEO, A. Magsaysay, Inc.
Angel C. Alcala, National Scientist
Sonny Angara, Senator
Antonio T. Carpio, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Jose Y. Dalisay, Author & former Vice President of Public Affairs, UP
Lydia Echauz, Independent Director PLCs
Felipe Gozon, GMA Network Chairman and CEO
Ramon Magsaysay Jr, former senator and Chairman, Asian Vision Cable Holdings