10 Reasons Why "The Real Mr. Green"(Nicanor Perlas) Should Be In The Presidential List

On my previous post, I cited my reasons why I chose Mr. Nicanor Perlas based on his track record and platform. Today is a blogswarming day as a part of our on-line protest against COMELEC's disqualification of Mr. Perlas. I also ask you to do the same if you are also supporting him and his quest for new politics. It's our time to raise our voice and let it heard across COMELEC.

10 REASONS WHY "THE REAL MR. GREEN" (NICANOR PERLAS) SHOULD BE ON THE PRESIDENTIAL LIST:

1) Mr. Perlas fought against corruption even without seeking public office. He fought the massive fraud and bribery surrounding the purchase of the BNPP, exposed the corruption at the Department of Agriculture which halted the use of 32 pesticide formulations. He even helped oust Fmr. Pres. Joseph Estrada at EDSA 2.

2)Mr. Perlas believes in participatory governance.He believes that the powers of democracy never just resides on those who are elected and the elite, but also to the subjects.

3)Mr. Perlas introduced sustainable farming. He helped thousands of farmers change their farming methods from the use of deadly pesticides.

4)Mr. Perlas is not a TRAPO. He never believes in personality-based politics(in which the COMELEC promotes) but believes in a politics based on strong track record and a systemic platform. He taught us that winnability should not be based on political machinery, name-recalling, celebrity endorsements, and money.

5)Mr. Perlas believes in multiple intelligence. A good politician should focus on just one issue. An issue can affect different aspects of the society like political, environmental, social, spiritual, cultural, and economic. Mr. Perlas' exceptional skills, talent and experience are enough to solve national issues ranging from environment to anti-corruption;from participatory governance to fair trade.

6)Mr. Perlas gained respect here and around the world. He became a keynote speaker on over 200 national and global conferences. Winner of various awards here and abroad.

7)Mr. Perlas believes in sustainable development. He convinced Fmr. President Fidel Ramos to include sustainable development as an appropriate paradigm for APEC(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) and he succeeded. It was included at the APEC Leader's Declaration in the 1996 summit in Manila. He is the technical writer of Philippine Agenda 21(PA21), the highest government framework under the RAMOS administration. It was cited by UN as one of the promising examples of innovative approaches to sustainable development.

8)Mr. Perlas believes a nuclear-free Philippines and safer energy resources. He also not exposed the corruption at BNPP, he also save millions from the danger of nuclear power that crushed Chernobyl.

9)Mr. Perlas understands the poor more clearly than any politicians.He was with the UNICEF and Plan International in helping solving poverty. He also helped them through microfinancing.

10)Mr. Perlas believes that the power change is within us. He never take his mission alone. He believes that the power to change also resides on us. Just only believe on yourself. You have the power in your hands.

source: nicanorperlas.com

LABO-LABO

Ito ang alay kong kanta para kay Mr. Nicanor Perlas at sa mga Pilipinong naghahangad ng tunay at makabuluhang pagbabago sa pamamagitan ng pagpili ng isang tunay na alternatibong kandidato sa 2010 elections. Lyrics pa lang ito. Saka ko na lang ilalagay yung mismong kanta. It goes like this:

LABO-LABO
Lyrics by Perry Chloride

(chorus)
Ang hirap talagang maging alternatibo
Na kandidato sa pagka-pangulo
Lalo't mga trapo ang kalaban mo
Ang gulo-gulo, nakakalito

(verse 1 & verse 2)
Kahit na maganda ang track records niya.
Sa mata nila ay hindi pasa.
Pero kung track record niya ay 'alang kuwenta.
[Basta may pera/Basta sikat siya], ay okay na siya.

(verse 3 )
Kahit na malinaw plataporma niya.
Sa mata nila ay balewala.
Pero kung walang "plata" ang plataporma.
Kahit puro "porma" ay qualified na.

(verse 4)
COMELEC, akala ko hangad ninyo.
Ang pagbabago sa eleksyong ito.
Bakit niyo hinarang kandidato ko.
Na ang hangad, tunay na pagbabago.

(fade)
Ang labo-labo.
O, labo-labo.
Ang labo-labo,labo-labo,naman ninyo.
Ang labo-labo.
O, labo-labo.
Pinaboran niyo pa ang mga trapo.
(repeat 4x)

COMELEC's Criteria For Choosing Presidentiables (For Dummies)

As we all know, it's been day 2 since our Green Presidentiable, Nicanor Perlas, was excluded from the COMELEC's official list of presidentiables. To add insult to our injury, the COMELEC said that we don't have the funds to launch a nationwide campaign. Too absurd for a independent electoral body to comment. I later learned of their criteria that became a standard in choosing presidential candidates. Here's some of the criteria:

1) You need MILLIONS of money to launch a nationwide campaign- No matter how you get the money, either by stealing from taxpayers' money or by criminal activies like drugs, robbery, and kidnapping,it's okay. You're still in for being a candidate for president. Because in every election, MONEY TALKS !!!

2) You must be a well known figure- If you are a son of famous political family, politicians with a "galing sa mahirap" factor under his belt, an ally of a corruptible administration led by "Our Great Leader" President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, or a convicted former president, you are halfway through your victory on your way to Malacanang.

Falling short from these criterias would result in disqualification no matter how serious and strong track record and a complex and substantive platform you have.

What a great and exemplary criteria ! ! !

By this, we can elect another trapo worser than PGMA on next year's election.

"GOOD LUCK !!!"

IBALIK SI NICK !!!( J.J.'s Official Statement On COMELEC's Exclusion Of Mr. Nicanor Perlas' Presidential Bid)

It used to be a blogpost about Pinoy mediocrity when I heard this shocking news.
Mr. Nicanor Perlas, the presidential candidate that I support (and we also) was excluded on the list of presidentiables OKed by COMELEC.

Well then, I'll offer this blogspace for the supporters of Mr. Perlas:

Mga Kababayan at Mga Ka-Perlas,

Ngayong Martes ay nagpalabas ng COMELEC ng partial list of presidentiables at wala sa listahang iyon ang ating ibinabandilang kandidato na si Mr. Nicanor Perlas. Sa pagkakataong ito, ay pinatunayan lamang ng COMELEC at ng iilang mga taong kumakapit sa tradisyunal na sistema ng pulitika na takot sila sa tunay na pagbabago na ipinapanukala ni Mr. Perlas. Natakot sila dahil alam nila na ang kanilang pag-hahari-harian ay malapit nang tuldukan ng taumbayan na gusto ng tunay na pagbabago.
Di ako makapaniwala na sa kabila ng kanyang malinis at matatag na track record sa gobyerno na naging pinaghirapan niyang ipinundar sa loob ng apat na dekada ay babalewalain ng COMELEC. Ito ba ang ganti nila sa tunay na pagbabago na gusto rin ng komisyon ? Baka gusto nilang basahin sa website ni Mr. Perlas para alamin ang kanyang track record at ng matauhan.
Ang tanging masasabi ko bilang isang taga-suporta ng isang kandidato na tunay ang kanyang adhikain ay nagpupuyos ang aking damdamin at nagagalit sa mga nangyayari. Ganoon pala ang qualifications ng COMELEC. Napakababa ng standard. Kaya pala low-class ang mga namumuno sa gobyerno.
Ngunit sa kabila ng mga pangyayaring ito, hindi ako nawawalan ng pag-asa ng makakasama pa rin siya sa hanay ng mga presidentiables. Sa ngayon, ayon sa pakikipag-usap ko kay Mr. David D' Angelo, ay may emergency meeting na isinasagawa ang kampo ni Mr. Perlas. Mayroon hanggang Lunes para umapela sa COMELEC at patunayan ang kanilang kaseryosohan.
Para sa ating lahat na sumusuporta sa tunay na makabuluhang pagbabago na ibinabandera ni Perlas sa kanyang kandidatura, huwag tayong panghinaan ng loob. Isa lamang itong pagsubok sa atin. Alam naman nating mangyayari ang mga ganitong aksyon mula sa mga pultiko na ayaw sa tunay at makabuluhang pagbabago. Ngunit tulad ng aking sinabi, HUWAG TAYONG PANGHIHINAAN NG LOOB ! Patuloy tayong lalaban para sa tunay at makabuluhang pagbabago. Patuloy nating babantayan ang kaganapang ito hanggang si Mr. Nicanor Perlas ay makasama sa listahan ng mga presidentiables at maihalal siya ng taumbayang naghahangad ng tunay at makabuluhang pagbabago.

PARA SA TUNAY AT MAKABULUHANG PAGBABAGO !!!
PARA SA BAGONG PULITIKA !!!
PARA SA BAGONG PILIPINAS !!!
IBALIK SI NICK !!!

NICANOR PERLAS: THE GENUINE ALTERNATIVE

When I first heard of Mr. Nicanor Perlas, my first reaction was, "Who is this man who dares to run for the highest position in the land ?" I ignored him knowing that he's only at the ranks of Eddie Gil or Atty. Oliver Lozano. But, everyday, my curiosity about this "nuisance" candidate. That was then I heard about his website. I surfed on it and the rest is history. My mindset was changed.His views on different kinds of issues are sound and intelligence. I've even downloaded all his blogpost and read it. He's not just an ordinary "panggulo" nor a mere alternative. HE IS THE GENUINE ALTERNATIVE. Let me tell you why I liked this person to be the next leader of our nation:

TRACK RECORD

Mr. Perlas' track record is an outstanding one. With his expertise as a technical consultant in various government departments and at the United Nations, I think he has guts to serve our people at the highest level. He knows the motions of governance from the inside.

PLATFORM

I've downloaded and read the platform of his party, Partido Ng Marangal Na Sambayanan(PANGMASA). It was a 24-page document. Talagang pinagisipan at pinag-aralan. Different from the rocket-science platform of various politicians. You can read the platform and his profile. on his website. It is complex, substantive, and with a vision.

From these observations, I do believe that Mr. Nicanor Perlas, will be a strong contender at the coming polls. On how his campaign strategy will go, we will find out on the campaign period next year.

That Time Is NOW !!!(An Appeal To All Pinoy Voters)

The clock is ticking to election day on May next year and once again, we will resound our voices through the ballots. But may I ask you this question :

HAVE WE EVER LEARNED ?

Have we ever learned from the past elections we have voted ?
Have we ever learned from the times we voted a traditional politicians ?
Have we ever learned from the times we use our mentality of "choosing the lesser evil" or "there is no other alternative choice" ?

HAVE WE EVER LEARNED ?

As the election day is fast approaching, we must contemplate on these questions before we go the polling precincts. This election is a make or break for all of us. The ballots will tell and decide whether we go into the hands of traditional politicians, or into a politicians with outstanding track record and with a complex and substantive platform. Whether our nation will continue the trapo cycle, our break it once and for all. There are few who stood and challenge the present political system based on personality and power. Let us not judge them at once because sometimes these people who we rejected because they are unpopular to the mainstream media and surveys are the real bearers of "change" in this nation. And those promise change are the ones who brought traditional politics. You know them already. You see them on tv, listen them on radio, or read them on print.
The next election will be the opportunity for us to turn the tide and break the cycle that has been rolling since our independence.

OUR TIME IS NOW !!!

Time to take back the power to its rightful owners. Time to step out to our comfort zones and make a stand for change because we live in a democratic society and the power resides among us and that power will be the tool to change the course of our history. This time is not for the trapos nor the greedy oligarchs. This is our time my friends. There is no time for hesitation and hopelessness, but time for a firm stand and hope for a new nation to be born. A nation that respects every rights of every man, woman, and children. A nation that has a deep respect to God's creation. A nation whose government is one with people in building a better future. A nation that believes that no one is above the law for the rich and the poor. Above all, a nation that has a firm and utmost respect to the Divine Creator.

IT MUST BE DONE NOT TOMORROW, NOT NEXT TIME, NOT ON THE NEXT ELECTIONS, BUT NOW !!!

YES, OUR TIME IS NOW !!!