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The City In a Forest - CNN Call to Earth |
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Atty. "Tony"
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Our CNN CALL TO
EARTH event
was a week long session with several people flying in for
the event including
Tone McGuire (Documentary Film Maker)
and
Moses Uludong (Former Governor of Palau).
We had several "brainstorming" sessions on how we can
collaborate to work in unison to help preserve the
Philippines, Palau and the planet.
At the event, Atty. Tony Oposa announced that he will be
launching the
"Ed
Hagedorn Eco Governance Award"
in Hawaii next January
and Palau will be the winner of the first award. |
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Toné McGuire |
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Edward Solon Hagedom,Toné McGuire |
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Nigel Cosans and
Moses Uludong |
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#CallToEarth
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Edward Solon Hagedom
Tribute
Puerto Princesa
"The City in a Forest"
Toné
Mc Guire
Director
The city in the Forest"
Nigel
Cosans
&
Gerard Mc Keon
Black Tie International Magazine
VIP Speakers:
VIP Tribute Screening
and Reception
Supporting
CNN - Call To Earth Day
7
November 2023
Private . By Invitation Only
For More Information
please contact
Nigel Cosans
Executive Producer
nigelcosans@gmail.com |
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Toné McGuire |
“ THE CITY IN A FOREST”
“Hello” My name is Toné McGuire.
I would like to take you on an adventure that goes from Volcano Hawaii,
Bali Indonesia , Cebu Philippines, and ends up in Puerto
Princesa Palawan, also known as “ THE CITY IN A FOREST”.
I started making a movie about the different festivals that
the islands in the Pacific celebrated with their costumes,
music, cultures.
I called Netflix and they said “Sure” we would be glad to show your movie
it sounds very interesting..
Little did I know that I would meet Edward S. Hagedorn, then
the mayor of Puerto Princesa, and he would introduce me to
his world of environmental change.
That I would stop making the travel movie and change it to a
movie about Edwards city, and what he has done. I was seeing
a politician that was like none I had seen in the USA.
Everything he did was for helping his people or his city and environment.
5:30am I would be picked up by a driver and brought back
at 1:30 to 2 am everyday…
I would witness then mayor Edward Hagedorn going to one
barangay after another helping with all their problems and
taking as long as needed to resolve them. I was with him on
his birthday when he encourages everyone wanting to give him
a birthday presents to donate to
hospitals instead.
At each hospital behind closed doors he would pay the bills of the needy…
Join us in watching this movie and seeing how one man truly made a
difference in this world.
Changing the environment and peoples lives in
“ THE CITY IN A FOREST.”
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Edward Solon Hagedorn |
Edward Solon Hagedorn (October
12, 1946 – October 3, 2023)
was a Filipino politician
who was the mayor of Puerto
Princesa, Philippines,
and later the representative of
Palawan's 3rd congressional district.
Hagedorn, also an environmentalist and
anti-mining advocate,[1] served
as city mayor of Puerto Princesa for two decades, only
interrupted by a year since the Constitution set
the limit at three consecutive three-year terms. He was
first elected in 1992 and served until 2001 when he ran for governor
of Palawan and lost; but was elected mayor again
through the
2002 recall election, whose victory was later
allowed by the Supreme
Court,[2] and
continued to serve until 2013.[3] He
lost in his attempts in later elections, in Senate in
2013, as well as returning to mayorship in a
2015 recall and in
2016. In
2022, he was elected representative of Palawan's
3rd legislative district.[2]
Hagedorn's leadership was directed towards establishing
harmony between the environment and development.[4][5] The
mayor was credited with establishing the city as a model of eco-tourism
for the country.[4]
His leadership was noted for Puerto Princesa, the capital of
Palawan, being declared in 2007 a highly
urbanized city, thus independent of the province;[4] and
for the Puerto
Princesa Subterranean River National Park being
included in the New
7 Wonders of Nature.[2] |
His administration enforced policies and programs, mainly in
environmental management[11] as
well as community-centered development.[21] Reforms
were made in Puerto Princesa, especially within his first
four years in office.[8]
The city gained popularity, as it became a major eco-tourism destination[8] and
a model in environmental protection.[7] In
1996, it was placed in the Hall of Fame for being the
country's "cleanest and greenest" component city.[8][7][21]
The city was transformed into the country's safest, with the
lowest crime rate, mainly due to decrease of smuggling and illegal
logging,[8] both
related to his advocacy of environmental activities. This
resulted to, among other things, an increase of forest cover
to over 2,000 hectares.[22] On
the other hand, the city was successfully made jueteng-free
by 2003.[6]
Hagedorn was an advocate of the Bantay Dagat program,
initially implemented in Palawan and later adopted in other
areas in the country following a legislation.[7] He
was also responsible for another law in which the city's
move of declaring a state
of calamity without the president's announcement
was eventually adapted nationwide,[9] thus
allowing local
government units to do so, which was enacted to
support his initiative of stopping kaingin (slash
and burn). As mayor, he had to use the calamity fund to
provide alternative livelihood for affected farmers, the
subject of later criminal charges which was then dismissed
upon enactment of the said law.[11]
It was also during his term when the Puerto
Princesa Underground River (PPUR) was declared
as a
national park, and later, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.[9] In
2011, PPUR was declared one of the New
7 Wonders of Nature,[7] triggering
a growth in the tourism business, particularly in tourist
arrivals.[11] The
same year, the city was declared by the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations as the region's first carbon-neutral
city.[11][21]
Also, Puerto Princesa became
independent from the provincial government.[9]
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Edward Solon Hagedom,
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CNN Call to Earth
Day 2023, NYC |
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Call To Earth Day -
Ocean Emergency Screening and VIP Reception |
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ECOQUEST-CNN Call to Earth
2022 |
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Picture Courtesy
of Guest
Lady Aurora Aquino
Back row
Guido D, Argensio, Benjhie Tayag, Jorinda Flour, Lady Aurora Aquino,
Jean Casio , Alcober Karjalainen, John Fisalbon.
Front row:
Nigel Cosans, Her Excellency Princess Merriam
Tanglao Kiram, Veneracion Sian
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Reception
sponsored by Wok of Taiwan
Azotea de Belair, 5786 Polaris, Makati, 1210 Metro |
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#CallToEarth
@CNN
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ECO QUEST
CNN Call to Earth
and Living Oceans:
Turning The Tide
#CalltoEarth #Callto EarthDay @CNN
Thank you to the movers and shakers in the Philippines who
showed up to contribute to engaging conversation and a plan
to move forward in making conservartion efforts happen in
the Philippines.
After watching these inspiring videos, we had a "brainstorming" lunch
to meet new friends and form a plan to help the Philippines
and the earth.
A special thank you to the
"Princess of the South"
for blessing us with her presence.
And to Jean for supplying us with her "inspiration" lunch from her
restaurant WOK OF TAIWAN in Makati, Philippines
A Huge Thank You, to
Gerard Mc Keon, Black Tie Philippines for their
continuous Media support.
CNN OPENING VIDEO |
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PALAWAN:
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SAIPAN |
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REEF BUDS PHILIPPINES: |
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PALAU |
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Partner Event in NYC |
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Call to Earth Day
Black Tie Gala, International Fashion
Show,
Wine Tasting,
Art
Exhibition & Charity Event
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November 03 2023
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ECO QUEST
CNN Call To Earth Living Oceans:
Turning The Tide
#CalltoEarth @CNN
Eco Quest
is a sustainable travel documentary series
that will air worldwide
(into 500+ million homes) soon.
Our "A CALL TO EARTH"
event will engage a global audience with videos featuring the people and
places who are making a difference to solve some of the
ocean's biggest
eco health problems, including
Puerto Princessa,
Palau, Palawan,
Saipan,
Elba Italy,
Vanuatu
and
New Zealand.
This will also be a chance to meet the movers and shakers
in the Philippines striving to make a difference.
Goal:
To encourage other destinations to follow what Palau has
been able to accomplish: a zero carbon country in order to
help protect the ocean.
Location:
Gramercy Residences,
35th Floor Salamanca Street,
Makati Manila.
November 3, 2022 4 - 7pm
Eco Quest
tells the story of our planet, offering
rare access and in-depth reporting about our beautiful
natural world and access to some of its
most exotic and amazing places.
This important 6X one-hour series will engage
a wide global television audience with pioneering
technologies and solutions to help solve some of our
planet’s biggest eco-health problems
with stories that will feature people who are making a
difference
to share their unique hands-on experiences along the way
Ultimately, the series delivers a compelling
global perspective on the wonders of our environment and
those who work to preserve and play in it in a way never
before seen.
This series will open the door to stories of
species survival,
and cultural curiosity as we explore our planet with those who have
traversed its passageways, probe its scientific mysteries,
and advocated for its protection.
WITH UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS,
EACH EPISODE WILL FEATURE A DIFFERENT ISLAND,
EACH WITH ITS OWN UNIQUE HIDDEN NATURAL WONDERS.
For More Information
please contact
Nigel Cosans
Executive Producer
nigelcosans@gmail.com
E1izabeth Turner Fox
elizabeth@turnerproductions.com |
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