MANILA, Philippines — Filipino peace negotiator and University of the Philippines political science professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer is among four recipients of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Coronel-Ferrer was awarded under the categories Reduced Inequalities; Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; and Partnerships for the [Sustainable Development] Goals.

She was described as a Filipino peace negotiator who "championed inclusivity and women's participation in nation-building."

"A peace negotiator in the Philippines, Miriam Coronel-Ferrer has been changing this landscape. Her impassioned engagement in political issues started in the late 1970s, when, as a student activist, she joined the resistance against martial rule," according to the description on her profile on the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF) website.

"The RMAF board of trustees recognizes her deep, unwavering belief in the transformative power of non-violent strategies in peace building, her cool intelligence and courage in surmounting difficulties to convey the truth that it is through inclusion rather than division that peace can be won and sustained, and her unstinting devotion to the agenda of harnessing the power of women in creating a just and peaceful world," it added.

Coronel-Ferrer is presently a senior mediation adviser at the United Nations.

The 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees were named in a 42-minute live video on its Facebook page on Thursday

Apart from Coronel-Ferrer, the other awardees included Korvi Rakshand of Bangladesh for quality education, Eugenio Lemos of Timor-Leste for sustainability and Ravi Kannan of India for healthcare.

The awards, established in 1958, were named after former president Ramon Magsaysay, is Asia's premier prize and highest honor.