Edward Solon Hagedorn (born October 12, 1946) is a Filipino politician and former Mayor of Puerto Princesa City. He was first elected mayor of Puerto Princesa in May 1992, when the city was still the capital and a component city of the island province of Palawan. In 2007, Puerto Princesa was declared a highly urbanized city and became independent of the province. He ran for senator in the 2013 election but lost. Hagedorn's leadership was directed towards establishing a harmony between the environment and development. The mayor was credited with establishing the City of Puerto Princesa as a model of eco-tourism for the country. Early life and career Edward Solon Hagedorn was born in the municipality of Parañaque, then under Rizal Province on October 12, 1946, to Alexander Hagedorn and the former Gliceria Solon. He married Maria Elena Marcelo and the couple has two children, Eva Christie and Elroy John. Hagedorn completed his education from St. Andrew's School (Parañaque), San Sebastian College - Recoletos and from the University of the East in the City of Manila. When Hagedorn was elected as Mayor of Puerto Princesa City in 1992, he also served as an Assemblyman of the Southern Philippines Council for Peace and Development (SPCD), a body created during the term of President Corazon C. Aquino which was tasked to oversee the establishment of an autonomous region for Muslims in Mindanao and it included Palawan island. He also served simultaneously as mayor and as a Representative of the League of Cities of the Philippines for Region IV and member of National Executive Board of Boy Scout of the Philippines. Under his leadership, Puerto Princesa gained popularity as one of the more famous eco-tourism destinations in the Philippines and as a global model for environment protection. The recognition earned the city a place in the Hall of Fame. During his multiple terms, the city was awarded as the "cleanest and greenest" component city. Based on the Constitution of the Philippines, Hagedorn was forbidden from running for a third three-year term on January 30, 2001, but after an election recall led by Puerto Princesa's barangay leaders against the incumbent mayor who replaced Hagedorn, Victorino Dennis M. Socrates, the Supreme Court of the Philippines on November 12, 2002, issued a landmark decision enabling Hagedorn to run again as mayor of the city. In September 2005, Hagedorn was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as