October 3, 2023

CIBAC Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva mourns the passing of Congressman and former Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn – an outstanding public servant, a dear friend and an ambassador of God’s love.

“Mayor/Congressman Ed is a treasured gem in the annals of Philippine governance and politics. I am a personal witness not only to his outstanding and visionary leadership which catapulted the Underground River in Palawan to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a New Wonder of the World, but more to his exemplary self-less public service dedicated in helping the poor and the needy, especially the Palaweños,” says Bro. Eddie.

“But more to his accolades as a public servant, Congressman Ed, like me, was a former hopeless man who became recipient of God’s amazing love and a transformed life. His changed life has led many to come and receive God’s message of hope and love. He

served his life to be an ambassador of God’s help to those who are in need. What a life full of earthly and eternal significance. I will greatly miss him,” adds the CIBAC solon.

“My deepest sympathies to his family. May we all find comfort in God’s surest promise in John 11:25 that those, including Cong Ed, who believe in Jesus, even though they die, will surely live in a far more greater place of God’s presence,” ends Villanueva. In the House of Representatives, Hagedorn and Villanueva jointly authored House Bill 5837 which declares a holiday in Puerto Princesa in commemoration of it being declared as City of the Living God, and House Bill 6373 which declares the surroundings of Kalayaan Islands Group and Scarborough Shoal as marine protected areas.