Jose Vasquez Aguilar, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Jose Vasquez Aguilar

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1900

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1980

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jose Vasquez Aguilar (March 23, 1900- January 31, 1980) is the first Filipino recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (Asian equivalent of Noble Prize) and also the first awardee of the said award for Government Service (Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service).
He is also a recipient for government service category of the said award which he shared with Chintaman Deshmukh in 1959.
He is also recognized as the Father of the Community School Movement in the Philippines, pioneering reforms to ensure that community life is integrated in the education system.
His community school model banks on the partnership between teachers, parents, and community with the goal of ensuring a practical education using the vernacular as a medium of instruction.