From Nomination to Ceremony

The prize awarding ceremony has no specific date, but is held annually between November and December of each year, and is the final result of a long selection process. The Philippine Gusi Committee bases its assessment on nominations that must be postmarked no later than the end of October each year.

Nominators

Nomination rules effective from 2005. Compared to the old rules the list of nominators has been slightly expanded.

Any of the following persons is entitled to submit proposals:
· members of national assemblies and governments;
· members of international courts of law;
· university presidents; professors of social science, history, philosophy, law and theology;
· leaders of peace institutes and institutes of foreign affairs;
· former Gusi Peace Prize laureates;
· board of trustees of organizations that have received the Gusi Peace Prize;
· present and past members of the Gusi Committee;
· former advisers of the Gusi Peace Prize Organization.

Observing the rules of the statutes of the Gusi Peace Prize, the committee does not publish the names of the candidates.

The Gusi Peace Prize may also be accorded to institutions or associations.

The nominators are strongly requested not to publish their proposal.
Proposals should be sent to:

The Philippine Gusi Committee
Block B, 11th Floor, Yee Lim Industrial Centre
2-28 Kwai Lok Street, Kwai Chung, N.T., Hong Kong