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SENATORIAL CANDIDATE

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17. D’ANGELO, DAVID

PARTIDO LAKAS NG MASA

David D’Angelo, 44, is a long-time environmental and climate action advocate. He is the current president of the Green Party of the Philippines and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, a team of activists supporting The Climate Reality Project founded by former US Vice President Al Gore.

D’Angelo is campaigning on a seven-point political platform: declaring a climate emergency, blockchain governance, new and alternative minerals management, green and affordable energy, educational reforms, legislating environmental code amendments as well as organic farming and food sovereignty.

He vows to push legislation that will favor the GPP’s Green Agenda, which includes recognizing the rights of local communities in managing their own ecosystems and instituting a national moratorium on mining until a national land-use plan is created, identifying the areas which can and cannot be used for mining activities.

D’Angelo also wants to revisit the Rice Tariffication Law, which he claims is putting local farmers at a disadvantage. He also wishes to increase the funding for healthcare, in preparation for future pandemics.

He also supports strengthening the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency to improve the economy.

During the filing of his certificate of candidacy, D’Angelo stressed that no other senatorial candidate has a strong environmental agenda, despite the UN Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change’s declaration of “Code Red for Humanity.” D’Angelo has referred to his candidacy as an “extinction rebellion.”

He supports legalizing divorce but with strict provisions and very clear circumstances, decriminalizing libel, passing an anti-dynasty law, the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression Equality Bill, the Human Rights Defenders Protection Bill, and reforming the party-list system.

D’Angelo opposes reinstating the death penalty, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, the mandate and multi-billion-peso funding of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, and same-sex marriage but supports same-sex civil unions.

He is included in the senatorial slate of labor leader Leody de Guzman under Partido Lakas ng Masa.

Platform and Policy

The candidate's top priorities if elected to office, tracked against previous promises and accomplishments, if any

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Kalikasan

Kabuhayan

Kinabukasan

Social welfare; Human rights

Related Policy Proposal:

Pass a law declaring a national climate emergency with key content as follows:
• Nationwide assessment of climate danger zones by the local disaster risk reduction councils
• Increase funding for research and development on climate crisis-related technologies including climate-resilient homes, organic farming and food security, transportation, etc.
Impose a moratorium on mineral mining–cause an evaluation of current mining contracts and assessment of their effects and commitment to environmental standards, and focus rehabilitation of current mining sites towards reforestation and food security initiatives
Increased funding for support to sustainable infrastructure and sustainable transportation
Setting as priority an environmental law giving harsher penalties to environmental crime
Creating an environmental protection and enforcement bureau
Creating a stronger and national law on the protection of watersheds
Pass a national biodiversity restoration program
Pass a national land use law
Pass the Alternative Minerals Management bill
Introduce a bill regulating harmful refrigerant both in industrial and commercial application particularly the air-conditioning unit which emits harmful greenhouse gases– phase-out the use of R22 refrigerant or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), instead use Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) i.e., R-32 and R-134 (D’Angelo specifically cites “as of now, the most environment-friendly refrigerants available for Air Conditioners in India are R-290 (Propane) and R-600A (Iso-Butane). The Global warming potential of R-290 is 3 and R-600A is 3, and both of them have zero impact on the ozone layer”)

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Related Policy Proposal:

Strengthening security of tenure:
• Ending ENDO for major enterprises particularly those which are providing regular work
• Revisiting the law on labor and wages providing for a way to make the minimum wage according to the situation in a particular community and with consultation on relevant sectors and stakeholders
• Protection and empowerment of labor unions
Support and subsidy for shift to 100% organic agriculture and food production with consultation on local communities and food producers
Subsidy, support and tax holiday for green companies and green enterprises with particular increased support for small and medium size green enterprises
Creating an incentivization system for those who are participating in green initiatives
Institutionalize 20% reduction of on-site work and adopt remote work arrangement as we successfully adopted amidst pandemic– 20% reduction means four-days on-site work and one-day work from home; work mobility will be lessened which translates to lesser carbon footprint it contributes to the environment; measure also alleviates traffic congestion, minimizes exposure to air-pollutants as health hazard, and averts vehicular incident and road accidents
Strengthening support for community and local enterprises particularly cooperatives

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Related Policy Proposal:

Standing up for climate justice worldwide–GPP is part of the Asia Pacific Greens Federation and the Global Greens and this connection will be used to call on all greens to work towards the realization of the Paris Agreement and to be Carbon Neutral by 2030
Create a mutual protection agreement for the West Philippine Sea
Response to COVID-19 and future emerging diseases:
• Refocus funding towards enhancing health care system which includes better protection and salary/wages for our frontliners; providing better facilities; and building of new and fully-equipped healthcare facilities to fight the current pandemic and future emerging diseases
• Synchronize system on disease response through better contact tracing, alert level system, and quarantine protocols, among others
• Move towards lifting quarantine restrictions towards opening the economy
Subsidy and tax holiday for renewable energy sources and green enterprises
Green education:
• Strengthening environmental education for teachers
• Cooperation of teachers, parents and students towards a green sustainable future
• Promote green consumerism, green enterprise and green economics in the educational system
• Insertion of climate change lessons in the spiral curriculum progression
• Support for green infrastructure such as: school green facilities, hanging gardens, solar roofs, sustainable roofs, and simple rainwater catchment facilities
Subsidy and support for research and development on the environment
Imposition of the carbon tax to encourage better and green enterprises
Improving education:
• Integrating arts and culture appreciation in all levels of education
• Creating a system which will integrate parent-student-community support
• Revising the current K-12 curriculum and shifting on an education that is focused on multiple-intelligence and not just academics
• Ensuring equal pay, salary and continuing education for teachers
• Improving the quality control on our books and reference materials
• Utilizing mass media as an extension of quality education and as part of their commitment under their franchise agreement
• Giving greater access to free education to indigent Filipinos
• Providing protection for academic freedom across all level
• Creating greater supervisory power of the Commission on Higher Education and the education department on our educational institutions in order to ensure that all institutions are providing quality education and costs that are not exorbitant
• Empowering student councils as a partner in ensuring that educational institutions are operating for students’ welfare
Send an open letter to the United Nations calling on all member nations to commit to the Paris Agreement and Net-Zero by 2030
Support the establishment of South East Asia Green Cultural, Economic & Ecological Security Solidarity
Commitment towards global climate justice

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Related Policy Proposal:

Nationwide universal housing program–ensuring peoples’ access to affordable and cost-effective universal housing with support for livelihood and green housing
Amendment of the Anti-Terrorism Act
Amendment of the Cyber Crime Prevention Act
Support for the passage of the SOGIE Equality bill and the rights of the LGBTQ+ sector including the right to public union while preserving religious freedom
Support for the passage of a strict divorce bill, as a fundamental individual right without prejudice to religious freedom and beliefs

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Major Accomplishments

The candidate's top five accomplishments and contributions for the last 15 years or so

Private Sector

D’Angelo has been involved in environmental advocacy work since 1994. In 2004, he joined Partido Kalikasan, which later on became the Green Party of the Philippines. He has been GPP president since 2019.

He is also a Climate Reality Leader in the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, a team of activists committed to supporting The Climate Reality Project founded by former US Vice President Al Gore.

D’Angelo was AKBAYAN Party’s candidate for municipal councilor of Atimonan, Quezon in 2001.

In the 2010 presidential elections, D’Angelo actively campaigned for the party’s presidential candidate, Nicanor Perlas, who lost to President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.

He has worked in digital marketing and events organizing and management, including for environmental groups.

D’Angelo recently made a name for himself in the cosplay community as Master Pogi PH. He is also one of the co-founders of Naruto Cosplayers PH, a “cosplay for a cause” organization.

Environmental groups

1. National president, GPP Kalikasan Muna (Green Party of the Philippines), April 2020 – present
-Environmental advocacy, Bayanihan para sa Kalikasan Food Sustainability Centers

2. President, member of the Board of Trustees, and incorporator,
Bayanihan Para sa Kalikasan Movement, Inc.

3. Director for Digital Projects, Aksyon Kalikasan (Eco Actions PH), Inc., May 2019 – present
-Launched and maintained Ako at ang Kalikasan TV (AKTV) which supports various environmental causes, advocacies and exposure
-Launched webinars on urban gardening and permaculture during the pandemic

4. Board member, Luntian Center for Environmental Governance, January 2017–present

5. Climate Reality Leader, Climate Reality Leadership Corps, 2021-present

6. Council Representative, Asia Pacific Greens Federation, August 2020-present

7. Chairperson, Political Affairs and Lobbying Committee, Upper Marikina Watershed Coalition, 2020-present

8. Member, Green Convergence for Safe Food, Healthy Environment and Sustainable Economy, 2019-present

9. Member, Partido Kalikasan, 2004-2009

Position/Date

Status

Youth leader

1. Co-founder of Brotherhood of Destiny or BROOD, 2002-present
-trained more than 3,000 out-of-school youth to be better citizens
-helped in the passage of the Renewable Energy Act
-helped in the campaign and passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law
-helped in campaigns and activities regarding environment, peace, anti-poverty and more

2. Officer and member of the Executive Committee, Asia-Europe Youth for Sustainable Development, 2007-2009

3. Member, Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly, 2003-2008

Position/Date

Status

Resource speaker

Moderated, hosted and participated as resource speaker in fora, leadership trainings and conferences on the environment, climate action, awareness on corruption and politics, 2006-2021

Position/Date

Status

Political campaigns

1. Member of the national campaign committee, Partido ng Marangan ng Sambayanan (PANGMASA) | Nick Perlas for President Movement

2. AKBAYAN Party’s candidate for municipal councilor of Atimonan, Quezon, 2001

Position/Date

Status

Communications and project management

1. Director for Online Event Management and Public Relations for Environment Advocacies, 2021 - present

2. Participant and local organizer, World Cleanup Day, 2021-present

3. Director for Online Event Management and Public Relations for Environment Advocacies, Rotary Club of Alabang Madrigal Business Park, 2021-present

4. Events organizer & digital marketing consultant, Red Cloud Interactive

5. Communications Officer, PeachTech, Inc. | Communications to Build Peace NGO

6. Project manager, World Creative Youth Forum on Sustainable Development

7. Assistant Information Officer, Sustainability Watch Network

Position/Date

Status

Actions and/or Proceedings

Actions and/or proceedings pending against or resolved in courts or tribunals involving the candidate, based on publicly available information

Resolved Actions and/or Proceedings

There is no publicly available information on this matter at this time. Requested information from the candidate was not provided.

Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth

Also known as SALN, this document is a declaration of one's personal finances. Philippine Law requires the SALN to be submitted by all public officials and employees to the Ombudsman. Public officials and employees may opt to voluntarily disclose their SALN to the public.

Since he has not held an official government position, D’Angelo is not required to disclose his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth per the latest rules set by the Civil Service Commission.

However, D’Angelo has provided to Vote Pilipinas an estimate of his assets, liabilities and net worth. He claims to not own private property, other than equipment and furniture in his home.

Assets

P500,000

Liabilities

P50,000

Net Worth

P450,000

Campaign Details

Key details about the candidate's campaign

Alliances and Endorsements:
Included in the senatorial slate of Leody de Guzman

Party History:

Partido Lakas ng Masa

Major Donors

Candidate's major donors and campaign funding sources

There is no publicly available information on this matter at this time. Requested information from the candidate was not provided.

Major Advocacies

The candidate's top advocacies in the last 15 years or so

Environment and climate action

Kabuhayan/Livelihood

Kinabukasan

Political campaign

Environment and climate action

Has been involved in environmental advocacy since 1994, and is the current national president of GPP Kalikasan Muna (Green Party of the Philippines), among other leadership positions in environmental groups and coalitions

As a senatorial candidate for 2022, has expressed support for:

Passing a climate emergency bill
Imposing a mining moratorium
Creating sustainable transportation
Review of the Renewable Energy Actl
Creating an environmental enforcement and protection bureau
Criminalizing environmental crimes

Kabuhayan/Livelihood

As a senatorial candidate for 2022, has expressed support for:

Ending endo;
Abolition of manpower agencies
Implementation of a nationwide across-the-board minimum wage
Provide support to entrepreneurs at small businesses
Encouraging green jobs
Strengthen the use of blockchain and cryptocurrency to improve the economy

Kinabukasan

As a senatorial candidate for 2022, has expressed support for:

Promoting food sovereignty by supporting the agricultural and food sectors
Strengthening sovereignty and international cooperation
Becoming a primary voice for climate action in Asia and the world
Promoting green and sustainable energy

Status

Political campaign

Member of the 2010 national campaign committee, Partido ng Marangan ng Sambayanan (PANGMASA) | Nick Perlas for President

Personal Details

Basic information on the candidate's family, background and work experience

Name to appear on the ballot: D’ANGELO, DAVID

Full Name: David Delano D’Angelo

Birthdate: Oct. 16, 1977 (44 years old on election day)

Birthplace: Malolos City, Bulacan

Residence: Valenzuela City, Metro Manila

Religion:

Languages Spoken: Filipino, English

Parents:
Jose Colon D’Angelo, father, deceased
Norma Merano Delano, mother, deceased

Siblings: None

Marital Status:Married

Children:
John Dwight A. D’Angelo, self-employed
Helen Cleodara A. D’Angelo, student
David A. D’Angelo Jr., student

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, Fernandez College, 2004

Work Experience:

• National president, GPP Kalikasan Muna (Green Party of the Philippines), April 2020 – present

• President, member of the Board of Trustees, and incorporator, Bayanihan Para sa Kalikasan Movement, Inc.

• Director for Digital Projects, Aksyon Kalikasan (Eco Actions PH), Inc., May 2019 – present

• Program manager, director and regular host, Ako at ang Kalikasan TV, 2019-present

• Board member, Luntian Center for Environmental Governance, January 2017–present

• Climate Reality Leader, Climate Reality Leadership Corps, 2021-present

• Council Representative, Asia Pacific Greens Federation, August 2020-present

• Chairperson, Political Affairs and Lobbying Committee, Upper Marikina Watershed Coalition, 2020-present

• Member, Green Convergence for Safe Food, Healthy Environment and Sustainable Economy, 2019-present

• Member of the national campaign committee, Partido ng Marangan ng Sambayanan (PANGMASA) | Nick Perlas for President Movement, 2010

• Member, Partido Kalikasan, 2004-2009

• Co-founder of Brotherhood of Destiny or BROOD, 2002-present

• Officer and member of the Executive Committee, Asia-Europe Youth for Sustainable Development, 2007-2009

• Member, Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly, 2003-2008

• AKBAYAN Party’s candidate for municipal councilor of Atimonan, Quezon, 2001

• Director for Online Event Management and Public Relations for Environment Advocacies, 2021 - present

• Participant and local organizer, World Cleanup Day, 2021-present

• Director for Online Event Management and Public Relations for Environment Advocacies, Rotary Club of Alabang Madrigal Business Park, 2021-present

• Events organizer & digital marketing consultant, Red Cloud Interactive

• Communications Officer, PeachTech, Inc. | Communications to Build Peace NGO

• Project manager, World Creative Youth Forum on Sustainable Development

• Assistant Information Officer, Sustainability Watch Network

• Co-Founder, Naruto Cosplayers PH, October 2010-present