MANILA, MARCH 25, 2012 (via email) MEDIA ADVISORY -Green party to join the 2013 elections, from the Office of the Commission on Elections, Intramuros, Manila MARCH 26 2012 (9 AM): Members of Kalikasan Green Party of the Philippines or Kalikasan Partylist will stage a short program and festive production number celebrating the Philippines' natural wealth and will proclaim their allegiance to the environmental cause and green political party using the tagline "Ako ay para sa Kalikasan" Pushing for reforms on environmental laws and seeking representation for environmental concerns in Congress, Kalikasan Partylist will submit a petition for partylist accreditation and will announce its intent to participate in the upcoming 2013 elections at the Office of the Commission on Elections in Intramuros, Manila. Kalikasan Partylist advocates for the wise use of resources and protection of the environment for the country, the people and the future generations. The green political party traces back its roots to the nationwide alliance of environmental groups, Kalikasan People's Network for the Environment. References Dr. Giovanni Tapang, Kalikasan Partylist vice-president – 0927. 573.6714 Clemente Bautista, Kalikasan Partylist president – 0922.844.9787 Marah Sayaman, Media officer -0918.394.8042 -- - Pangalagaan ang kalikasan- para sa tao, para sa bayan, para sa kinabukasan! Mailing Address: P.O.Box 268 Araneta Center 1135 Cubao, Quezon City Philippines Telefax +632 9209099 ; +632 4343173 Mobile Number +639178490850 Email info@kalikasanpartylist.orgFROM WIKIPEDIAGreen Party of the Philippines Partido Kalikasan (PK)
this logo from, http://philippineculture.ph/Phil-political.htm Chairman Dr. Michael Nunez Spokesperson Euologio "Jules" Penales Secretary-General Roy Cabonegro Headquarters Rm 302 CRM Building, Kamias Road corner Kasing Kasing Street, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Ideology Green politics Political position Left of Centre International affiliation Asia-Pacific Green Network Official colors Green Website http://partidokalikasan.grouply.com {Site currently unavailable}
[photo - Green Party of the Philippines organizers]
The Green Party of the Philippines is a concept initially proposed by the Philippine Greens, an environmentalist movement in the country. The party would be established when Green activists have managed to build organized mass constituencies and Philippine electoral processes have been sufficiently cleaned up. From the Philippine Greens' perspective, the Green Party remains a concept that all Green-oriented groups and individuals can work towards. Currently no Philippine Green member occupies any official position. However, other groups outside the Philippine Greens have also indicated their intention to set up a Green Party in the Philippines. Officially, there is no green party registered with the Commission on Election today. In the first party list elections in 2002, Green Philippines header by Sarge Colambo ran and lost. Following the rules on party list elections, by now the registration of Green Philippines as a party list organization has already expired for not having won for the past 2 consecutive party list elections. The existing group that is actively forming a national Green Party today is Partido Kalikasan (Philippine Green Party) or PK. PK was founded on December 6, 2003. It has members nationwide. One of its chapters, the Cagayan de Oro Chapter in Northern Mindanao participated in the 2004 local election as Partido Kalikasan. In 2007 Partido Kalikasan groups in Victoria, Oriental Mindoro and Tanauan, Batangas formed tactical alliance with existing local chapters of registered national political parties who carried their green political agenda. The Partido Kalikasan and the Philippine Greens are both members of the Asia Pacific Greens Network which meet in February 2005 in Kyoto. INVITATION TO JOIN:Dear Friend, Greetings from Partido Kalikasan (Philippine Green Party)! We are an emerging national Green Party in the country. We are currently operating in more than 30 cities and towns in 17 provinces and 10 regions nationwide with more than 500 core members to date. There are currently 17 local PK Bioregional Assemblies, operating in the following areas:(1) Barlig watersheds in Mountain Province (2) Bucao River Watershed, Cabangan Zambales (3) Infanta Watershed Reserve, Quezon (4) Southern Sierra Madre Range, Bulacan (5) Metro Manila-Rizal River basins (6) Taal Lake in Tanauan, Batangas (7) Bailen Watersheds, Cavite (8) Mt. Makiling reserves, Laguna (9) Naujan Lake, Island of Mindoro (10) Boac Watershed, Marinduque (11) Puerto Princes Watershed, Palawan Island (12) Mt. Kanlaon in the Island of Negros (13) Metro Cebu River Basins (14) Sibuyan Watersheds, Romblon (15) Macalajar Bay in Northern Mindanao (16) Marikina-Rizal Watershed in Rizal (17) Liguasan Marsh, Maguindanao A study was done about the Party by an external researcher in 2009. You can download his findings entitled "From Grassroots to Governance" here: http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/20760329/575880315/name/MA-Green-Philippines_long.pd\ (Sorry, the site is temporarily unavailable)We manage our internal affairs as a political organization based on a clear set of rules as defined by our CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS which you can read here: http://philippinegreenparty.grouply.com/page/constitutionbylaws (Sorry, the site is temporarily unavailable) Our political agenda is defined by a 17-point GREEN PROGRAM OF GOVERNANCE. You can read it here: http://philippinegreenparty.grouply.com/subgroups (Sorry, the site is temporarily unavailable) It includes specific political agenda covering the following issues: REFORMING the DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (Fiscal Management, Trade Policies, Asset Reforms & Green Productivity)
ACTIONS for CLIMATE CHANGE NOW!
SWIFT SHIFT TO RENEWABLE ENERGY MANAGING our FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
STRONGER MANAGEMENT of LOGGING
RE- ORIENTATION on MINING ACTIONS on PUBLIC HEALTH ECOLOGICALLY
MANAGING WASTES and TOXICS ENSURING SAFE and ADEQUATE FOOD
STRENGTHENING CLEAN AIR ACTIONS
EDUCATION for SUSTAINABILITY GOVERNANCE for ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
GREENING OUR LEGAL SYSTEM
WAGING ALL-OUT PEACE GREENING the INFORMATION SECTOR
DECENTRALIZATION and ANCESTRAL DOMAIN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS and NATIONAL DEFENSE
We are governed by a National Directorate composed of leaders from all 17 local PK Bioregional Assemblies plus representatives of KALIKAS (Kabataan para sa Kalikasan), the youth wing of the Party and Eco Sustainability, the Institute of the Party. Regular operations of the Party is lead by a National Executive Committee (NEC). You can read more about the members of the NEC here: http://philippinegreenparty.grouply.com/page/leadership (Sorry, the site is temporarily unavailable) During the last Congress of Party leaders, we have decided to proceed with the formal accreditation with the COMELEC as a national political party which we will do within this year. This is in preparation for our engagement in the 2013 National and Local Elections. In the 2013 elections we have decided to run in the Party List Elections for seats in the lower house of congress as well as three (3) senatorial candidates; one from each of the island-region (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao). The local PK Bioregional Assemblies which will be convened this year will decide where we will field local candidates. Candidates of the Party are members duly nominated by local Party groups and selected through a PK Primary election process where 80% of the votes are based from Party members and 20% from a public election process of Party supporters. The PK Primary election to choose our candidates is done starting May 2011 (a year before the elections) and will be completed in time for the Partys National Convention on October 2012; where we will publicly announce our candidates. May we invite you to join us in the Party. You can apply for membership by completing our online membership form here: http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/0Pbeed2fNk JOIN US IN MAKING GREEN GOVERNANCE A REALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES! Sincerely yours, Roy Cabonegro Secretary-General Partido Kalikasan (Philippine Green Party) Mobile Number: 0999 7541637 BlogSpot: http://mygreenviews.blogspot.ca/ National Secretariat Office Room 302 CRM Bldg, Kasing Kasing Street corner Kamias Road, Quezon City, PhilippinesFollow Roy Cabonegro on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/#!/roycabonegro and athttp://grouply.academia.edu/RoyCabonegro
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