For immediate release
05 March 2010
PARTIDO KALIKASAN JOINS
COALITION FOR NEW POLITICS,
Declares Support for Green Presidentiable Nicky Perlas and Launches “GREENING CAMPAIGNS” for the May 2010 Elections
“Partido Kalikasan (PK), an emerging national Green political party operating in 15 bioregions nationwide; today, formally joins the COALITION FOR NEW POLITICS and declares our endorsement for the Presidential Candidacy of “Green Candidate” Nicanor Perlas, reports Cagayan de Oro environmental lawyer Maning Ravanera, PK Chairperson & National Leader.
We join a growing number of social and political movements across the country who are fed up with the massive graft & corruption in government & other sectors of Philippine society and with unsustainable forms of development policies & programs that are driving the triple crises in our environment, economy and culture; adds Environmental Engineer Dr Michael Nunez, PK Vice Chairperson from Cebu.
PK Secretary-General Roy Cabonegro from Rizal reminds everyone that the Filipino people deserves NEW POLITICS NOW and by joining this Coalition, we claim our direct stake in “…eradicating poverty, improving health and livelihood, removing corruption, improving the quality of life for all, establishing genuine peace, regenerate the environment, provide quality education, harness the Filipino creativity, energize broad-based economic development”.
Towards this end we shall mobilize our members, supporters, other Greens in the country and like-minded Filipinos, here and abroad to “…create a sustainable nation capable of taking its appropriate role in world affairs” adds Cabonegro, quoting from the agreement signed today by PARTIDO KALIKASAN and PANGMASA (Partido ng Marangal na Sambayan) as founding members of the Coalition for New Politics during the “2nd Perlas ng Silangan” Festival at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City.
PK National Spokesperson Jules Penales of Metro Manila explains further that for this coming May 2010 elections, Partido Kalikasan believes that supporting national and local candidates who carries the “GREEN DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL AGENDA” of Partido Kalikasan within the context of NEW POLITICS is the way forward given the imperative to challenge Traditional Politics and the need for decisive actions for the environment; particularly the challenge of climate change.
For the office of the President, Penales adds that PK has reviewed the competence, integrity and political agenda of all Presidential Candidates and have come to the conclusion that it is Nicanor Perlas; who heads PANGMASA, who is the best option consistent with PKs Green Development Political Agenda. We are therefore declaring him as our Presidential Candidate and calls on all our members and supporters and other greens to mobilize and support his campaign.
PK Cordillera head Ms. Liberty Talastas reminds us; however, that while the powers and authority of the Presidency is the most potent political force that can be mobilize for our intended new politics and green reforms and actions, it will take more than one green and new politics President for this country to confront our many challenges. It is therefore imperative that we campaign and win genuine Green and new politics candidates running in the other national positions and more importantly at the local levels where the real fight for the environment is.
For our part, Talastas reminds the public that PK local groups have endorsed and is now campaigning for some of our members who are running for local post carrying our green agenda and within the context of new politics. These include; organic farmer Padz Pangan running for Governor or Zambales, peace advocate Arbee Talaslas running as Vice Governor of the Mountain Province. Aeta leader Lito “Tubag” Jugatan running as Zambales Provincial Board member and anti mining advocates Rodney Galicha and Domingo Marin running as Sibuyan Provincial Board member and town councilor respectively.
PK Secretary General Cabonegro concludes that for this coming elections, we will run several campaigns to identify, rate and convince local & national candidates from Vice President to Senators and Party List who carries new politics and the green development political agenda to sign a “PEOPLES’ GREEN COVENANT” with us.
On April 26, at the eve of the elections, Partido Kalikasan will present to the public these “GREEN CANDIDATES” whom we shall endorse together with Nicky Perlas, concludes Cabonegro.
For more information:
PK National Secretariat: Room 119 Ground Floor, Asian Social Institute (ASI), 1518 Leon Guinto Street, Manila
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