{{Short description|Filipino politician (1946–2023)}} {{for|the artist|Edward Hagedorn (artist)}} {{Philippine name|Solon|Hagedorn}} {{Use Philippine English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Edward Hagedorn | image = Rep. Edward Hagedorn (19th Congress).jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2022 | office = Member of the House of Representatives from Palawan's 3rd district | term_start = June 30, 2022 | term_end = October 3, 2023 | predecessor = Gil Acosta Jr. | successor = Gil Acosta Jr. | office1 = Mayor of Puerto Princesa | term_end1 = June 30, 2013 | term_start1 = November 12, 2002 | predecessor1 = Victorino Dennis Socrates | successor1 = Lucilo R. Bayron | 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|Vice Mayor}} | 1namedata1 = {{unbulleted list|Fernando U. Batul (2002–2003)<br>Lucilo R. Bayron (2003–2013)}} | term_end2 = June 30, 2001 | term_start2 = June 30, 1992 | 1blankname2 = {{nowrap|Vice Mayor}} | 1namedata2 = {{unbulleted list|Mil Miguel R. Reynoso (1992–1995)<br>Ceferino S. Dimalanta (1995–1998)<br>Vicky T. De Guzman (1998–2001)}} | predecessor2 = Feliberto R. Oliveros | successor2 = Victorino Dennis Socrates | birth_name = Edward Solon Hagedorn | birth_date = {{birth date|1946|10|12}} | birth_place = Parañaque, Rizal, Philippines | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|10|03|1946|10|12}} | death_place = Puerto Princesa, Philippines | party = PDP–Laban (2021–2023)<br>Liberal (2015–2021)<br>Independent (2012–2015)<br>NPC (2001–2012)<br>Lakas–NUCD (1992–2001) | alma_mater = St. Andrew's School<br>San Sebastian College – Recoletos<br>University of the East | spouse = Maria Elena Marcelo | children = 2 | website = }}
'''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,<ref>{{cite news |last=Besa |first=Tristan Ray |date=March 11, 2013 |title=Filipino news: League of municipalities backs Hagedorn's senate bid |url=https://puertoprincesa.ph/?q=article/2013/League%20of%20municipalities%20backs%20Hagedorn%E2%80%99s%20senate%20bid |access-date=October 7, 2023 |work=Palawan Times via Puerto Princesa City Government}}</ref> 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,<ref name="hag1" /> and continued to serve until 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.g-watch.org/think-piece/puerto-princesa-and-recall-paradox |title=Puerto Princesa and the recall paradox |last1=Aceron |first1=Joy |last2=Bueno |first2=Anna |date=April 19, 2015 |website=Government Watch |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name="hag1">{{cite news |last=de Leon |first=Dwight |date=October 3, 2023 |title=Palawan congressman Edward Hagedorn, Puerto Princesa's longtime face, dies |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/edward-hagedorn-puerto-princesa-palawan-dies/ |access-date=October 3, 2023 |work=Rappler}}</ref>
Hagedorn's leadership was directed towards establishing harmony between the environment and development.<ref name="ep13" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Graceffo |first=Antonio |url=https://www.talesofasia.com/rs-159-hagedorn.htm |title=The Re-election of Mayor Edward Hagedorn |date=July 15, 2007 |website=Tales of Asia |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref> The mayor was credited with establishing the city as a model of eco-tourism for the country.<ref name="ep13">{{cite web |url=https://www.ivoteph.com/senator-2/candidate-for-senator-2013-edward-hagedorn-and-his-profile/ |title=Candidate for Senator 2013: Edward Hagedorn and His Profile |date=2013 |website=ivoteph.com |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref>
His leadership was noted for Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan, being declared in 2007 a highly urbanized city, thus independent of the province;<ref name="ep13" /> and for the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park being included in the New 7 Wonders of Nature.<ref name="hag1" />
==Early life and education== Edward Hagedorn was born on October 12, 1946, in Parañaque (then a municipality under Rizal), to Alexander Hagedorn, from Concepcion, Tarlac and of German descent, and Gliceria Solon of Cebu.<ref name="ppc6">{{cite web |url=https://puertoprincesa.ph/?q=basicpage/vi-par-excellence-image |title=Puerto Princesa history — VI: Par excellence image |last=Ponce de Leon |first=Walfrido |date=2012 |website=Puerto Princesa City Government |publisher=City Mayor's Office |access-date=October 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name="13etPS" /> He was the youngest of the six children. His paternal grandfather, Hans Josef Hagedorn, was an engineer from Germany, came to the country in the early 1900s.<ref name="ppc6" /> <!-- Citation is definitely needed but we know that it is his paternal grandfather which came from Germany because of patronymy in the Philippines. Surnames in the Philippines use father's surname as family surname. In countries and cultures where such patronymy is observed the father (not the mother) will pass on the surname to their offspring. This means that any level of n-father (father, grandfather, great-x-father) will have the same surname. Similarly in cultures where the inverse is observed (ie matronymy) any number of n-mother will have the same surname since the mother. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino_name -->
He studied at the St. Andrew's School, San Sebastian College – Recoletos and University of the East in Manila; however, did not finish a college degree<ref name="13etPS" /> as he dropped out.<ref name="tRG96USn" /><ref name="ppc6" />
His family later moved to Palawan, where he worked in his father's logging business<ref name="ppc6" /> and in a small club in Puerto Princesa.<ref name="tRG96USn" />
==Political career== ===As city mayor (1992–2001, 2002–2013)=== Hagedorn, had been an environment advocate since the 1980s,<ref name="ppc6" /> started his political career in 1992<ref name="j1P">{{cite news |last=Laririt |first=Patricia |date=January 22, 2022 |title=Hagedorn bares thoughts on his bid for a political comeback |url=https://palawan-news.com/hagedorn-bares-thoughts-on-his-bid-for-a-political-comeback/ |work=Palawan News |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref> when he was first elected mayor of Puerto Princesa<ref name="13etPS" /> and served three consecutive terms until 2001.<ref name="02e1119" /> Initially seeking the vice mayoralty post, he eventually decided to run for mayor, defeating the incumbent Feliberto "Bert" Oliveros Jr.,<ref name="ppc6" /><ref name="l1R" /> who had been in office for about 27 years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Milan |first=Vic |date=July 3, 1992 |title=Serious mayor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-pYVAAAAIBAJ&dq=edward+hagedorn&pg=PA27&article_id=1492,488873 |newspaper=Manila Standard |location=Manila |access-date=October 6, 2023 |page=27 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
He was a Lakas–NUCD member at that time.<ref>Hagedorn in 1998 elections: * {{cite news |last=Evangelista |first=Ronnie |date=March 13, 1998 |title=Palawan gubernatorial derby heats up |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZYVAAAAIBAJ&dq=edward+hagedorn&pg=PA18&article_id=4026,1459976 |newspaper=Manila Standard |location=Manila |access-date=October 6, 2023 |page=18 |via=Google Books}} * {{cite news |date=March 16, 1998 |title=Hagedorn hits smear campaign |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6JYVAAAAIBAJ&dq=edward+hagedorn&pg=PA3&article_id=6796,1710642 |newspaper=Manila Standard |location=Manila |access-date=October 6, 2023 |page=3 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He was forbidden by the Constitution from running for another term in 2001.<ref name="02e1119" /> He then ran for governor of Palawan, but lost.<ref name="02e1119" /><ref name="02e1113" />
Hagedorn ran for city mayor in the 2002 recall election initiated by ''barangay'' officials against the incumbent mayor who replaced him, Victorino Dennis Socrates, whom he later defeated along with another opponent.<ref name="02e1119" /><ref name="02e1113" /> On November 12, the Supreme Court, in its landmark decision, voted to allow both Hagedorn's candidacy and the proclamation;<ref name="02e1119" /><ref name="02e1113">{{cite news |last=Porcalla |first=Delon |date=November 13, 2002 |title=Proclaim Hagedorn — Supreme Court |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2002/11/13/183782/proclaim-hagedorn-151-supreme-court |newspaper=The Philippine Star |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite PH act |title=Various petitioners vs. the Commission on Elections et al, respondents |chamber=GR |number=154512, 154683, 155083–84 |folio=Decision |date=November 12, 2002 |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/51748 |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> the court ruled that term limit is applied only in regular elections, special ones are exempted.<ref name="02e1119">{{cite news |last=Porcalla |first=Delon |date=November 19, 2002 |title='Hagedorn case a dangerous precedent' |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2002/11/19/184539/145hagedorn-case-dangerous-precedent146/ |newspaper=The Philippine Star |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> His victory in that election, while not being considered by the court a re-election, was not also counted as a fourth term,<ref name="02e1113" /> and by the Commission on Elections as a first term; the reason of the latter to qualify him to run for the third term in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Santos |first=Reynaldo Jr. |date=January 29, 2010 |title=Hagedorn can seek re-election as mayor —Comelec |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/nation/regions/01/29/10/hagedorn-can-seek-re-election-mayor-comelec |work=Newsbreak via ABS-CBN News |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> He then served until 2013.<ref name="13eG" />
While in office, Hagedorn served as vice chairperson of Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCPD) and member of Consultative Assembly,<ref name="13etPS" /> both were among the now-defunct transitional bodies created by President Fidel Ramos (''Executive Order No. 371'') as part of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement with SPCPD focused on development efforts in an area which covered the original local entities identified in the Tripoli Agreement, including Palawan, in preparation for supposed full autonomy; he later resigned in 2000 along with two other officials.<ref>Hagedorn at SPCPD: * {{cite web |url=https://iag.org.ph/index.php/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/1132-mitmug-concepts-frameworks-peace-building-decentralization-devolution-autonomy-inter-governmental-relations |title=Archives: Analyzing Mindanao Autonomy |last=Rasul |first=Amina |date=September 2, 2014 |website=Institute for Autonomy and Governance |access-date=October 5, 2023}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.pcid.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Broken-Peace-Assessing-the-1996-GRP-MNLF-Peace-Agreement.pdf |title=Assessing the 1996 GRP-MNLF Final Peace Agreement |date=n.d. |website=Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>
Hagedorn also served simultaneously as mayor; in the national executive committee of the League of Cities of the Philippines<ref name="l1R" /> as representative for Region IV<ref name="13etPS" /> and later as chairperson;<ref name="ep13" /> and member of National Executive Board of Boy Scouts of the Philippines.<ref name="13etPS" /> He also became a member of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pcsd.gov.ph/the-council-3/ |title=The Council |website=Palawan Council for Sustainable Development |publisher=Government of the Philippines |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>
On July 7, 2005, Hagedorn was appointed by President Gloria Arroyo as concurrent "anti-''jueteng'' czar"<ref name="13etPS" /> to handle the government's initiative against corruption and illegal gambling.<ref name="j1P" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Calica |first=Aurea |date=July 8, 2005 |title=Hagedorn now anti-jueteng czar |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2005/07/08/285537/hagedorn-now-anti-jueteng-czar/ |work=Philstar.com |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref> In his two-month campaign,<ref name="ppc6" /> he then created a legalized, government gambling counterpart called the Small Town Lottery.<ref name="j1P" />
====Accomplishments==== His administration enforced policies and programs, mainly in environmental management<ref name="l1R" /> as well as community-centered development.<ref name="dj14b">{{cite thesis |last=Jayagoda |first=Dimithri |date=2014 |title=Community and Environment Centered Sustainable Development: Case Studies from Puerto Princesa City of Island Palawan, the Philippines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S0MPDgAAQBAJ&q=edward+hagedorn |publisher=GRIN Verlag Open Publishing GmbH |isbn=9783668389359 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Reforms were made in Puerto Princesa, especially within his first four years in office.<ref name="tRG96USn" />
The city gained popularity, as it became a major eco-tourism destination<ref name="tRG96USn" /> and a model in environmental protection.<ref name="13etPS" /> In 1996, it was placed in the Hall of Fame for being the country's "cleanest and greenest" component city.<ref name="tRG96USn" /><ref name="13etPS" /><ref name="dj14b" />
The city was transformed into the country's safest, with the lowest crime rate, mainly due to decrease of smuggling and illegal logging,<ref name="tRG96USn" /> both related to his advocacy of environmental activities. This resulted to, among other things, an increase of forest cover to over 2,000 hectares.<ref name="13eR" /> On the other hand, the city was successfully made ''jueteng''-free by 2003.<ref name="ppc6" />
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.<ref name="13etPS" /> 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,<ref name="j1P" /> 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.<ref name="l1R" />
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.<ref name="j1P" /> In 2011, PPUR was declared one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature,<ref name="13etPS" /> triggering a growth in the tourism business, particularly in tourist arrivals.<ref name="l1R" /> The same year, the city was declared by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as the region's first carbon-neutral city.<ref name="l1R" /><ref name="dj14b" />
Also, Puerto Princesa became independent from the provincial government.<ref name="j1P" />
Under his leadership, Hagedorn received many awards for his innovative policies;<ref name="l1R" /><ref name="dj14b" /> the city government as well for good governance.<ref name="l1R" /> Among others, the city was also named in 1994 the country's best managed local government;<ref name="ppc6" /><ref name="tRG96USn" /> while he was given in 1997 the Global 500 Roll of Honour award by the United Nations Environment Programme.<ref name="ppc6" />
Sometime in 2001, Hagedorn was reportedly criticized for leaving behind rough streets and for then unused ₱23-M helicopter.<ref name="13eR" />
====Leadership initiatives==== Accomplishing the city's vision, Hagedorn initiated the following projects:<ref name="dj14b" /> * ''Oplan Linis Program (Clean and Green Campaign)'', launched in 1992; * ''Bantay Puerto Program (Puerto Princesa Watch; Protect, Rehabilitate and Plan)''; * ''Comprehensive Housing Program'', for migrants; * ''Livelihood Program (3Ks Program)'', 3K stands for ''Kalinisan, Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran'' (cleanliness, peace and order, economic development); * Programs for agriculture, education, health, infrastructure and tourism; * ''E-tricycle (electric tricycle) Program'', launched in 2007 to reduce noise and carbon monoxide. On January 19, Hagedorn unveiled "Trikebayan" at the Kapihan sa Sulo forum, Sulo Hotel, Quezon City. The Trikebayan costs only ₱48 ($1.20) per day to operate, while that of a gasoline-powered one would cost ₱200. Rolly Concepcion, who conceptualized the Trikebayan, said that converting a tricycle engine to electric costs ₱68,000. The 36-watt rechargeable battery under the passenger seat can run for 12 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080120-113528/Finally-a-tricycle-we-could-all-love |title=Inquirer.net, Finally, a tricycle we could all love |access-date=January 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120053411/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080120-113528/Finally-a-tricycle-we-could-all-love |archive-date=January 20, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Attempts in politics (2013–2022)=== Hagedorn, then a member of the Nationalist People's Coalition,<ref name="l1R" /><ref name="13eG">{{cite news |last=Tan |first=Kimberly Jane |date=October 3, 2012 |title=On a whim, Hagedorn runs for senator |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/276659/on-a-whim-hagedorn-runs-for-senator/story/ |work=GMA News Online |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> ran for senator, as an independent candidate, in 2013,<ref name="13etPS">{{cite news |last=Mendez |first=Christina |date=April 18, 2013 |title=Hagedorn pitches for environment |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/04/18/931952/hagedorn-pitches-environment/ |newspaper=The Philippine Star |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref><ref name="l1R">{{cite news |last=Rufo |first=Aries |date=May 5, 2013 |title=Hagedorn: Out to prove surveys wrong |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/28217-hagedorn-out-to-prove-surveys-wrong/ |work=Rappler |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref><ref name="13eR">{{cite news |last=Esmaquel |first=Paterno II |date=October 3, 2012 |title=Hagedorn runs for senator |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/13549-hagedorn-runs-for-senator/ |work=Rappler |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> but lost as he landed 18th.<ref name="13erR">{{cite news |date=May 16, 2013 |title=NPC affiliate beats LP in Palawan |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/29343-lp-suffers-widespread-losses-in-palawan/ |work=Rappler |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/29126-official-tally-votes-2013-senatorial-race/ |title=Official tally of votes for the 2013 senatorial race |date=May 15, 2013 |website=Rappler |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>
In his attempts to regain the mayorship, Hagedorn, had been under Liberal Party, lost twice to incumbent Lucilo Bayron:<ref name="pSL" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Anda |first=Redempto |date=May 9, 2015 |title=Bayron wins Puerto Princesa recall election over Hagedorn |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/690255/bayron-wins-puerto-princesa-recall-election-over-hagedorn |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2016/results/local/region+iv-b/palawan/puerto+princesa+city/ |title=Eleksyon 2016: Results, Puerto Princesa City |date=2016 |website=GMA News Online |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref> in another recall election in 2015, organized by his camp;<ref name="15eR">{{cite news |last=Bueza |first=Michael |date=April 21, 2015 |title=Hagedorn running for mayor in Puerto Princesa recall election |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/90626-edward-hagedorn-files-coc-puerto-princesa-recall-election/ |work=Rappler |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> and in 2016.<ref>Hagedorn, before the 2016 elections: * {{cite news |date=October 12, 2015 |title=Hagedorn, babalik bilang ama ng Puerto Princesa |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2015/10/12/1510074/hagedorn-babalik-bilang-ama-ng-puerto-princesa/ |newspaper=Pilipino Star Ngayon |access-date=October 4, 2023 |language=tl}} * {{cite news |last=Bilang |first=Gil |date=April 4, 2016 |title=Palawan local bets scrutinized by youth voters |url=https://www.rappler.com/moveph/128182-palawan-local-bets-scrutinized-youth/ |work=Rappler |access-date=October 4, 2023}} * {{cite news |last=Anda |first=Redempto |date=April 28, 2016 |title=Election 2016: Agenda of the Puerto Princesa City mayor |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/782010/election-2016-agenda-of-the-puerto-princesa-city-mayor |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>
===As district representative (2022–2023)=== In 2022, Hagedorn, ran under PDP–Laban, was elected Palawan 3rd district representative.<ref>Hagedorn in 2022 elections: * {{cite news |last=Miranda |first=Romar |date=May 10, 2022 |title=Ex-mayor of Puerto Princesa City dismantles Acosta's re-election bid |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1595592/ex-mayor-of-puerto-princesa-city-dismantles-acostas-re-election-bid |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=October 4, 2023}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2022/results/local/REGION+IV-B/PALAWAN/ |title=Eleksyon 2022: Results, Palawan |date=2022 |website=GMA News Online |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref>
==Legal issues== Sometime during his first years in office, Hagedorn was charged of graft and corruption for supposed misuse of public funds, in connection with his initiative to stop ''kaingin''; the case was later dismissed upon enactment of a law allowing local government units to declare state of calamities in their areas.<ref name="l1R" />
Another graft complaint against Hagedorn was filed by a group of vendors in connection with the planned privatization of two public markets and a slaughterhouse without bidding. Ombudsman Conchita Morales approved the dismissal of the case on December 15, 2016, citing lack of probable cause.<ref>{{cite news |last=Camacho |first=Cherry |date=February 6, 2017 |title=Ombudsman dismisses graft charges vs Hagedorn |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/02/06/17/ombudsman-dismisses-graft-charges-vs-hagedorn |work=ABS-CBN News |access-date=October 8, 2023}}</ref>
In 2018, the Ombudsman filed a case against Hagedorn,<ref name="s1PS" /> acting on a 2016 complaint filed by Bayron,<ref name="s1R" /> alleging the former's failure to return 14 of 20 government-issued Armalite rifles at the end of his mayoral term.<ref name="s1PS" /><ref name="s1R" /> On June 30, 2023, the Sandiganbayan convicted Hagedorn of malversation of public property, sentencing him to 2–7 years of imprisonment, and perpetually disqualifying him from holding public office.<ref name="s1PS">{{cite news |last=Marcelo |first=Elizabeth |date=July 1, 2023 |title=Sandigan convicts ex-Puerto Princesa mayor |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/07/01/2277848/sandigan-convicts-ex-puerto-princesa-mayor/ |newspaper=The Philippine Star |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref><ref name="s1R">{{cite news |last=Cruz |first=James Patrick |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Hagedorn convicted over 'missing' firearms; police say they are accounted for |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/sandiganbayan-convicts-hagedorn-missing-firearms-accounted-for/ |work=Rappler |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sb.judiciary.gov.ph/DECISIONS/2023/F_Crim_SB-18-CRM-0350_People%20vs%20Hagedorn_06_30_2023.pdf |title=SB-lS-CRM-0350 (Decision) |date=June 30, 2023 |website=Sandiganbayan |publisher=Government of the Philippines |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> The court dismissed his defense that the firearms were eventually already returned to the city Philippine National Police in 2017, which was later affirmed by the police, saying that the delay in turnover still makes him liable, citing a Supreme Court decision. Hagedorn reportedly was to appeal the decision with the Supreme Court.<ref name="s1R" />
==Personal life== Hagedorn married Ma. Elena Marcelo, a high school teacher; they had two children as well as six grandsons.<ref name="ppc6" /><ref name="13etPS" />
Hagedorn and his successor, Lucilo Bayron, are relatives by marriage;<ref name="15eR" /> Bayron is Ma. Elena's brother-in-law.<ref name="tCSM-pc">{{cite web |url=https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/philippines-dead-air |title=The Philippines: Dead Air |last=Elbein |first=Saul |date=December 16, 2015 |website=The California Sunday Magazine via Pulitzer Center |access-date=October 8, 2023}}</ref> In 2013, Bayron, then incumbent vice mayor,<ref name="tCSM-pc" /> defeated Ma. Elena in the city mayoral election.<ref name="pSL">{{cite news |date=August 19, 2015 |title=Hagedorn wins Comelec nod in protest vs Bayron |url=https://southluzon.politics.com.ph/2015/08/19/hagedorn-wins-comelec-nod-in-protest-vs-bayron/ |work=Politiko South Luzon |access-date=October 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="15eR" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Bueza |first=Michael |date=October 4, 2014 |title=Recall elections: Comelec's mandate unfunded under Aquino |url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/68732-recall-elections-comelec-unfunded-mandate-under-aquino/ |work=Rappler |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref>
His elder brother, Douglas (March 7, 1945 – April 25, 2021), served as the first representative of Palawan's 3rd district (2013–2016).<ref name="13erR" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Bueza |first=Michael |date=May 22, 2019 |title=Top Palawan politicians capture key posts ahead of province's planned split |url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/231188-top-palawan-politicians-capture-seats-ahead-planned-split-province/ |work=Rappler |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref> He had been in politics since 1986 when he became the chairperson of the city's Association of Barangay Captains and ''Liga ng mga Barangay'', thus becoming an ''ex-officio Sangguniang Panlungsod'' (city council) member and the city's longest-serving ''barangay'' chairperson, leading San Miguel; these positions, along with being an ''ex-officio'' member of the Provincial Board, were held until 2010.<ref>Douglas Hagedorn: * {{cite news |last=Marcelo |first=Elizabeth |date=January 27, 2018 |title=Ex-Palawan solon charged with malversation |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2018/01/27/1781938/ex-palawan-solon-charged-malversation/ |work=Philstar.com |access-date=October 4, 2023}} * {{cite news |date=April 26, 2021 |title=Douglas Hagedorn passes away |url=https://palawan-news.com/douglas-hagedorn-passes-away/ |work=Palawan News |access-date=October 4, 2023}} * HoR Resolutions (D. Hagedorn): ** {{cite web |url=https://hrep-website.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/legisdocs/basic_18/HR02307.pdf |title=House Resolution No. 2307 |date=October 2021 |website=House of Representatives of the Philippines |publisher=Government of the Philippines |access-date=October 4, 2023}} ** {{cite web |url=https://hrep-website.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/legisdocs/second_18/HR02307.pdf |title=House Resolution No. 232 |date=November 2021 |website=House of Representatives of the Philippines |publisher=Government of the Philippines |access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref>
Hagedorn revealed in a 1996 report his life prior to entering politics, including being a leader of a street gang with three other brothers as also members, prior to moving to Palawan; an illegal gambling operator; and his involvement in crimes. He was arrested, but cleared, for accusations of murder; while his trial for forgery was canceled when records for his case were among those destroyed in a fire at the city hall. He then became a born-again Christian.<ref name="tRG96USn" /> He owned a restaurant in the city.<ref name="ppc6" />
==Illness and death== Hagedorn publicly announced that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in February 2023.<ref name="pn-dies">{{cite news |title=Rep. Edward S. Hagedorn passes away at 76 |url=https://palawan-news.com/rep-edward-s-hagedorn-passes-away-at-76/ |access-date=3 October 2023 |work=Palawan News |date=3 October 2023}}</ref> He died eight months later, on October 3, at the age of 76 and 9 days before his 77th birthday.<ref name="inq">{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=John Eric |title=Edward Hagedorn dies at 76 |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1840136/edward-hagedorn-76 |access-date=3 October 2023 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=3 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
==In popular culture== * Hagedorn was the subject of a biopic titled ''Hagedorn'' in which he was portrayed by Fernando Poe Jr. in 1996.<ref name="tRG96USn">{{cite news |author=Associated Press |date=June 9, 1996 |title=Tough-guy mayor idol of Philippines |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80hWAAAAIBAJ&dq=edward+hagedorn&pg=PA10&article_id=6903,2491140 |newspaper=The Register-Guard |location=Eugene, Oregon |access-date=October 6, 2023 |page=19A |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="inq"/>
==External links== *[http://www.edwardhagedorn.net/ Official website] <!-- is this a necessary part? or should we remove this --> *{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=hagedorn-e |title=House members: Hon. Hagedorn, Edward S. |website=House of Representatives of the Philippines |publisher=Government of the Philippines |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003175638/https://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=hagedorn-e |archive-date=October 3, 2023}} *Articles related to Edward Hagedorn at ''[https://www.talesofasia.com/readers.htm Readers' Submissions]'' of the ''Tales of Asia'' website.
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