2010-01-14 Perlas, Danny Lim make it to official list of candidates in May polls. GMANews TV, Phillipines.

The Commission on Elections reversed its decision to ban Nicanor Perlas from running for presidency.
The approvement came after an international campaign in support for his candidacy, which also included other Right Livelihood Award Laureates.

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2009-12-16 Nicanor Perlas not allowed to run for presidency. GMA News, Phillipines.

Nicanor Perlas has been excluded from the list of eligible presidential candidates.
Candidates were either excluded for being "nuisance candidates" or because of a lack of capacities to run a presidential campaign.

Perlas plans to appeal the decision that, in his regards, puts too much value on the financial resources of a candidate.

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