The Gusi Peace Prize is a Philippines based award recognising individuals working toward the attainment of peace and respect for human life and dignity.[1] [2][3]
The award is given to 10 to 15 persons each year, who must attend the awards night to receive it.[2] Absentees's awards are rescinded. The prize is given to distinguished individuals or groups worldwide with exemplary contributions to peace and human rights, science, or the arts.
The annual awards is run by the Gusi Peace Prize Foundation, an organization based in Manila that performs humanitarian work for poor communities in the Philippines. The foundation was created in 2003 by Barry Gusi.[1] Daniel Amar Siad[4] As Secretary General
The Gusi Peace Prize is mandated by Presidential Proclamation No. 1476 signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, declaring every fourth Wednesday of November as the 'Gusi Peace Prize International Friendship Day'.[5]
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Arnold Foote (Jamaica)
Mary Chinery-Heese (Ghana)
Michael Nobel (Sweden)
Yank Barry (Canada)
Art-Ong Jumsai (Thailand)
Jivko Jelev (Bulgaria)
Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe (Sri-Lanka)
Professor Dr. Irinel Poppescu (Romania)
Mr. Arne Veidung (Norway)
Mr. David Plattner (USA)
Professor Raoul Parienti (French)
Honourable Oliver "Buck" Revell (USA)
Rev. Fr. Rocky Evangelista (The Philippines)
Consul General Lo Seng Chung (China)
Mr. Walter Maibaum (USA)
Mr. Demetri Argyropoulos (Greece)
Dr. Rainer Krell (Germany)
Bob Filner (USA)
Christine M. Warnke, Ph.D. (USA)
Her Royal Highness Princess Fuziah Raja Uda (MALAYSIA)
Hon. Massimo Romagnoli (ITALY)
Ambassador Preciosa S. Soliven (PHILIPPINES)
Lea Salonga (PHILIPPINES)
Alexey Steele (RUSSIA)
Ali Nasuh Mahruki (TURKEY)
Charalambos Lambrou (CYPRUS)
Madam Timi Bakatselos (GREECE)
Madam Surapee Rojanavongse (THAILAND)
Dr. Ho Son Fat (MACAU)
Dr. Rudiger Losch (GERMANY)
Natividad Mercedes Meza (PARAGUAY)
Dr. Liu Chi Chun (TAIWAN)
Silvia Scherer (SWITZERLAND)
The Most Rev. Fr. Joseph A. Faller (PHILIPPINES)
Ali Nasuh Mahruki (TURKEY)
Dr. Alice Chui (HONG KONG)
Professor Emil-Silvio Ciobata (ROMANIA)
Congressman Gus Bilirakis from (USA)
Dr. James Boss of (Singapore)
Kevin Kwan from (Hong Kong)
Dr. Henry Lee (USA)
Speaker of the House Tan Sri Pandikar Mulia (Malaysia)
Charles Njonjo, (Kenya)
Dr. Dan Zoltan Reinstein (UK)
Rolf Schwind (Germany)
Giorgios Tassou (Cyprus)
Dr. Harold Lindsay Thompson (Australia)
Rosario Uriarte (Philippines)
Antonio Lopez (Philippines)
Ceremony held at Meralco Theater in Pasig City on November 21.[7]
The awards were presented by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, at Meralco Theater on 22 November 2006.[9][14]