The D Spot

Nick Perlas on Blogwatch. Watch the livestreaming of Blogwatch’s interview with Nick Perlas on Monday, 18 January, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Watch at ustream.tv/channel/blogwatch and justin.tv/blogwatch. You may send in your questions in advance (post a comment, if you wish), and we will do our best to ask the questions on your behalf.

About a month ago, Nicanor Perlas, a candidate for the 2010 presidential race, was disqualified by the Comm ission on Elections (COMELEC) from the 2010 elections, much to his and his supporters’ dismay. Dismissed by COMELEC second division as a “nuisance candidate,” Perlas allegedly did not have the capacity to wage a nationwide election campaign and did not have enough supporters—he did not even have a political party. Naturally, Perlas and his supporters waged a legal and awareness campaign to reverse the ruling. The move proved successful, resulting in the issuance of Resolution 8743 where the Comelec en banc allowed Perlas and Liberal Party (LP) senatorial bet Danilo Lim to be included in the final list of candidates. The resolution recognized Perlas’ public service track record and his ability to wage a nationwide electoral campaign and that he had a network of supporters and ability to access national media. With this development, there are now ten candidates on the Presidential slot and 62 vying for Senate—the biggest number for both posts to date.

Let’s say, this is a blessing in disguise for Perlas and his supporters, who surprisingly are gaining in number. Talk about new politics and the power of the Internet.

Read more on Nick Perlas and PANGMASA’s platform in Blogwatch.

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