An Orientation

on Nicanor
Perlas for
President

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Facilitated by: Center for Livelihood and

Environmental Alternative Network, Inc.
(CLEAN), Dipolog city, (065) 212-3527
Who is Nicanor Perlas?
 NAME: Nicanor Perlas (Nicanor Jesus III Pineda Perlas)
 BIRTHDAY: 10 January 1950
 PLACE OF BIRTH: Manila
 EDUCATION:
 * Grade School: Ateneo de Manila (1964)
 * High School: Ateneo de Manila (1968)
 * College: Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City,
Mindanao (1972)
 * Graduate School: University of the Philippines, Los
Banos, Laguna, Luzon (1978)
 DEGREES:
 * Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Major in Agronomy,
Minor in Agricultural Economics (1972)
 * Masters of Science (Candidate) in Botany
(Environmental Sciences) (1978)
Who is Nicanor Perlas?
 SCHOOL AND ACADEMIC AWARDS
 * Various NCAA Gold Medals in Track and
Field (100-m, pole vault, others)
 * Athlete of the Year, Ateneo de Manila High
School (1968)
 * Silver Medal, Math and Science Club, Ateneo
de Manila High School (1968)
 * University Scholar, Xavier University College
of Agriculture (1968-1972)
 * Highest Honors and Valedictorian, Xavier
University College of Agriculture (1972)
 * Dean’s Honor List, University of the
Philippines at Los Banos (1977)
Who is Nicanor Perlas?
 is an EXPERT CONSULTANT AND ADVISER of
government agencies including the United
Nations, civil society organizations, and academic
institutions on:
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, MULTIPLE
INTELLIGENCE, PEACE & DEVELOPMENT,
POVERTY REDUCTION, FAIR TRADE, ANTI-
CORRUPTION, MORAL RENEWAL,
PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE,
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Works
 · Technical Consultant/Resource Person to dozens of
institutions including: 
· UN bodies (UNDP, FAO, UNCSD, UNICEF), 
· Government (Office of the President, Senate, House
of Representatives, NEDA, DSWD, DA, DENR, and
Official Philippine Delegations to the UN and APEC) 
· Donor Agencies (Plan International, HEKS, NOVIB,
CIDA, GTZ, others) 
· Civil Society organizations and movements ·
Businesses striving for social responsibility · Plenary
Speaker/Resource Person, over 90 global conferences
and 140 national conferences. 
· Author, over 500 articles/writings including the
international best seller, Shaping Globalization: Civil
Society, Cultural Power, and Threefolding
 Advocacy

 Perlas had travelled around depressed

areas across the country as chair of
Lifebank, a microfinance institution that
offers loans with low interest to over
230,000 “enterprising poor” and is a
much sought after speaker on
sustainable development issues by
international organizations.
Advocacy

 Gained prominence as a determined

activist who had successfully led
campaigns against the operation of the
controversial graft-ridden $2.2-billion
Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP)
project and the use of 32 hazardous
pesticide formulations in agriculture
during the Marcos regime.
Advocacy
 Authored the Philippine Agenda 21, the
Philippine blueprint for Sustainable
Development
 as an agriculturist and agronomist, he had also
pioneered the advocacy for “sustainable
agriculture” and had introduced the concept of
large scale commercial organic and
biodynamic agriculture in many provinces in
the country.
Advocacy

 He has also tirelessly fought against

liberalization and globalization policies
put forward especially by the Asia Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Advocacy

 However, Perlas declined an

appointment as secretary of the
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources in 2002 
National & International Awards

 won the Alternative Nobel Prize in 2003

“…for his outstanding efforts in educating
civil society about the effects of corporate
globalisation, and how alternatives to it
can be implemented.”
National & International Awards

 The Global 500 Roll of Honour of the

United Nations Environment Programme,
the UNEP’s highest international award
for environmental achievement, has been
awarded to Nicanor Perlasin 1994.
National & International Awards

 Nicanor Perlas was awarded The

Outstanding Filipino award in the field of
agriculture in 1994.
National & International Awards

 An alumni of Xavier University, Nicanor

Perlas was conferred the Fr. William F.
Masterson S.J. Award by the academic
institution for his outstanding work as an
agriculturist and of his invaluable
contribution towards sustainable and
environment-friendly agriculture in 1995
 WHAT MAKES NICANOR PERLAS
DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES?

 Nicanor Perlas is often praised as a globally renowned

environmentalist. But he is not a one-issue person. He has
made significant and outstanding contributions in other issue
areas important to the future of the country. These include:
poverty reduction, anti-corruption, education, peace building,
sustainable agriculture, trade policy, globalization, leadership
formation, science and technology, among others. Systemic
challenges require systemic responses, an approach Perlas
is comfortable with. He can place his wide-ranging talents
and track record in the systemic and structural renewal of the
Philippines. 
SIX PILLARS of Development

 Eradicate Poverty and Enhance Quality

of Life for all, a vibrant broad-based
economy, social justice and peace.
Increases government resources for the
sustainable modernization of agriculture
and fisheries and place priority on
agricultural policies and programs that will
eradicate poverty.
SIX PILLARS of Development

 Advance Moral and Effective

Governance in all institutions of society
and all situations in life, addresses the
pervasive corruption that is tearing the
social fabric of the nation and rupturing
the hearts and minds of Filipinos
SIX PILLARS of Development

 Uphold the Integrity of Creation and

respectfully partner with it as our source
of life by stopping the massive
destruction of our ecology and our
environment. Promote sustainable
agriculture and fishery
SIX PILLARS of Governance

 Build Partnerships for Social Justice

by introducing a new approach to real
participatory governance and authentic
democracy.
SIX PILLARS of Development

 Promote Creative Education and Inner

Change. Better schools, colleges and
universities, drawing out the many
talents, intelligences, and potentials of
students, are crucial. Equally as
important is self-directed education and
transformation.
SIX PILLARS of Development

 Mainstream Visionary Initiatives. There

are thousands of promising initiatives
throughout the country in a wide variety
of fields that already point the way to
much better Philippines. Reward
innovation and systematically discover,
magnify and multiply these existing
success stories.
 - a practical platform of sustainability that
recognizes all of these connections. We
cannot transform the system if the
system is plagued with corruption by
involving the citizenry in changing
behavior. And there can be no change
wihtout inner change. Everything is
interrelated and systemic.
Fatal flaws in the concept Winnability

 the old is mistaken for the new and

prevents the new from emerging
 it encourages negative thinking
 suppresses other more essential
elements of the new politics from fully
unfolding their power
 the traditional concept of “winnability”
becomes static and therefore dangerous
New Politics

 Believes in the impossible to be possible

 Not dependent on the new and familiar
ways of doing things
 with leadership quality and recognition of
exemplary work at all levels and engaged
citizens
New Politics
 promote widespread and authentic participation by all
sectors of society in true democratic processes
 strengthen the institutions of governance
 reduce and ultimately eradicate poverty and corruption
 reinforce the existence of a vibrant and independent
civil society
 prod business to be more ecologically and socially
responsible
 create innovative institutional arrangements that would
promote the realization of our highest human and
spiritual potentials
 encourage a respectful relationship with the
ecosystems of the planetre
 shape notions of globalization that advance a more
peaceful, equitable and compassionate global
civilization; in short, vigorously advance integral
sustainable development.
Face of the New Politics
 Somebody appears with exciting
qualifications. He has in-depth
knowledge of many of the issues that
plague the country. He understands the
systemic and structural nature of these
challenges. He also understands the
underlying belief systems and identities
that animate the structures that are
responsible for bringing about poverty,
corruption, injustice, violence, and the
other plagues of Philippine society.
Face of the New Politics
 He has a tremendous range of leadership
capabilities and an unusual and spectacular
record of achievements. He has played a key
role in several anti-corruption initiatives and
has spent over three decades in large-scale
initiatives to help the poor. He has resisted
bribery attempts and has courageously faced
assassination threats. While never directly
involved in politics, he helped to shift not only
national policies, but has also played a key role
in shaping global agreements and institutions.
Face of the New Politics
 Because of these achievements, global and national
award bodies have given this individual their highest
and most prestigious awards. Reputable global leaders
have called him a “practical visionary”. He can craft an
exciting vision of the future and realize it in action. He
can bridge the divides of society – the rich with the
poor, the spiritual with the secular, the young with the
old, the proponents of moral revolution with the
champions of institutional and structural transformation,
the Christian with the Muslim, and those who seek
short-term gratification with those who want strategic
initiatives.
The ideologue of
New Politics
 In short not only is
the person superbly
qualified. He has
outstanding
qualifications to run
as candidate for the
Office of the
President.
Sowing the seeds of new politics
 If advocates of the new politics promote the
“numbers game”, they should understand that the
numbers game is only definitive near the end and
on the day of voting itself. It cannot be the
beginning requirement of any campaign. If this is
not understood, then reform advocates will force
themselves to compromise and lower their
expectations in order to win. But, even granted
that they win, the victory will be hollow and empty.
Because what they would have installed, despite
their own good intentions, is nothing but another
version of old politics.
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