Remedios), a Filipina missionary nun in Japan ministering especially to Filipino migrants or entertainment workers who were abused by their Japanese employers or husbands 2003: Helena Z. Benitez, an educator, legislator, diplomat, civic leader, promoter of art and culture, human rights advocate, and "a true servant of the poor" 2004: Jaime L. Cardinal Sin, cleric who was instrumental in the defeat of the Marcos and Estrada regimes and who spoke out for the poor 2005: Lucina C. Alday, an advocate of the underprivileged youth and women for more than 65 years in different public offices, who implemented programs for out-of-school and delinquent youths and women most susceptible to exploitation 2006: Rufino G. Tima, an anthropologist who has actively advanced the rights and welfare of the Aetas of Zambales, assisting them in securing and developing their ancestral land and reestablishing their cultural roots 2007: Ruben J. Villote, a priest who founded the Center for Migrant Youth in 1982 2008: Fe del Mundo, a pediatrician, scientist, educator, author, public health advocate, humanitarian, and founder of several children’s health and welfare institutions including, in 1957, the Children’s Memorial Hospital 2009: Irene K. Yusingco, a philanthropist who organized and motivated numerous charity organizations in their work for street children and the poor 2010: Maria N. Fracaso, a nun who has served impoverished Filipinos since 1962 2011: Dolores Pita (Maria Dolores “Maruxa” Pita), an educator who established the Makabata School Foundation, Inc. 2012: Reylindo E. Ortega, who established Pag-asa ng Pamilya Scholarship Foundation Inc., Tahanan ng Pagmamahal Children’s Home Inc., and Grace to Be Born, Inc., and who has spent over 43 years giving scholarships to the underprivileged and providing shelter to abandoned children and to mothers in crisis together with their babies. 2013: Roel Z. Cagape, a physician and philanthropist who has provided medical assistance to tribal communities in remote areas, including the “Ambulansyang Kabayo” (horse ambulance), “I-txt Si Doc” (e-health consultation by mobile phone) and child feeding programs in the mountains of Sarangani Province 2014: Maria Angeles Peypoch Fullerton (Maria Angeles "Lita" Peypoch Fullerton), who in 1989 founded the Chosen Children Village Foundation that provides care and rehabilitation to mentally or physically challenged children 2015: Divina T. Fabra, a missionary who lives with the Aetas of Banauen, Zambales, working to improve their literacy and healthcare 2016: Leo Schmitt, a priest who has spent 40 years helping the marginalized poor communities and informal settlers