Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes and the
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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, which began in 1969, have been awarded 609 times to 975 people and
27 organizations. The Nobel Prizes are awarded, according to
Alfred Nobel
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's will, to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind."
There is only one Filipino Nobel laureate –
Rappler
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journalist
Maria Ressa
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who received the
Nobel Peace Prize
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in
2021
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.
There are noted Filipinos and Philippine-based organizations who are affiliated with awarded organizations such the
Philippine Red Cross
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The PRC was established in 1947, with roots in the Philippine Rev ...
being part of the
League of Red Cross Societies
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(awarded the Peace Prize in 1963) since September 1947 and the Jesuit priest and environmentalist
Jose Ramon Villarin
Jose Ramon Tizon Villarin, S.J., known as "Fr. Jett" to his students and colleagues, is a Filipino Jesuit priest and scientist who served as the 30th president of the Ateneo de Manila University. On June 29, 2010, he was elected to succeed Bienven ...
who is a member of the
International Panel on Climate Change
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(IPCC) in 2007 when it was awarded.
Laureates
Recognized laureates
Members of laureate organizations
The following Philippine-based organizations and Filipino individuals are members of a larger organization that are Nobel laureates.
Nominations
Nominees
Since 1929, Filipinos have started to receive nominations for the prestigious Swedish prize. The following list are the nominees with verified nominations from the
Nobel Committee
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Four of these committees (for prizes in physics, chemistry, physiolog ...
and recognized international organizations. There are also other purported nominees whose nominations are yet to be verified since the archives are revealed 50 years after, among them
Nick Joaquin
Nicomedes "Nick" Marquez Joaquin (; May 4, 1917 – April 29, 2004) was a Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaquin was conferr ...
(for Literature),
Francisco Sionil Jose (for Literature),
N. V. M. Gonzalez
Néstor Vicente Madali González (8 September 1915 – 28 November 1999) was a Filipino novelist, short story writer, essayist and, poet. Conferred as the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1997.
Biography
He was born on 8 S ...
(for Literature),
Virgilio S. Almario (for Literature),
Lualhati Bautista
Lualhati Torres Bautista (born December 2, 1945) is a Filipina writer, novelist, liberal activist and political critic. Her most popular novels include '' Dekada '70''; '' Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?''; and '' ‘GAPÔ''.
Biography
Bautista was ...
(for Literature),
Jose Dalisay Jr.
Jose Y. Dalisay Jr. (born January 15, 1954) is a Filipino writer. He has won numerous awards and prizes for fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction and screenwriting, including 16 Palanca Awards.
Early life and education
Dalisay was born in Romblon ...
(for Literature),
Fe del Mundo
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(for Physiology or Medicine),
Abelardo Aguilar (for Physiology or Medicine), Katherine Luzuriaga (for Physiology or Medicine),
Nicanor Austriaco,
O.P. (for Physiology or Medicine),
Lourdes J. Cruz
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(for Chemistry), Edgardo Escultura (for Physics),
Henry J. Ramos (for Physics),
Larry Itliong
Modesto "Larry" Dulay Itliong (October 25, 1913 – February 1977), also known as "Seven Fingers", was a Filipino-American labor organizer. He organized West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s, and rose to national prominence in 19 ...
(for Peace),
Jose W. Diokno (for Peace),
Benigno Aquino III
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(for Peace),
Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...
(for Peace),
Task Force Detainees of the Philippines
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(for Peace),
Gilbert Garcera
Gilbert Armea Garcera (born February 2, 1959) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lipa in the Philippines. He succeeds Archbishop Ramon Arguelles, who earlier filed his resignation prior to his mandatory retirement age in 20 ...
,
D.D.
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In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ra ...
(for Economics).
Nominators
The following Philippine-based organizations and Filipino individuals became nominators of various candidates, local and international, for the Nobel Prize.
Nomination archive – Nominators from the Philippines
nobelprize.org
Birthplaces
From Luzon region
From Visayas region
From Mindanao region
See also
* List of Asian Nobel laureates
The Nobel Prize is an annual, international prize first awarded in 1901 for achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. An associated prize in Economics has been awarded since 1969.[ ...]
Notes
References
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Lists of Nobel laureates by nationality
Lists of Filipino people