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P. Princesa tourism slumps

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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—More than 14,000 women from 66 barangays in this city gathered at BM beach resort in Barangay San Pedro to celebrate International Women’s Day  over the weekend with a unified call for drastic action to stave off the huge slump in tourism revenues which has caused business closures and unemployment.

The women’s day celebrants called on former mayor Edward Hagedorn to step up and lead a campaign to revive the  city’s tourism industry and restore its status as  a premier international and local tourism destination.

The women’s groups said Hagedorn’s experience in developing and promoting the city’s eco-tourism industry is the kind of leadership that is  needed to stem the deteriorating economic situation in the city as the  sharp drop  in tourism  revenue in the past three years continues to bedevil the local tourism industry and allied businesses and  workers. 

The city’s women said Hagedorn who led the city in achieving international and local recognition as a model city in environment and eco-tourism destination for more than 20 years could effectively revitalize and restore Puerto Princesa’s role in global eco-tourism and sustainable  environmental development. 

Senate President  Franklin Drilon, guest of honor in the  event, assured the women of Puerto Princesa that he would  push enabling legislation in the next Congress that would establish  Puerto Princesa as the model city in eco-tourism and environment protection and sustainable  development. 

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Drilon and another LP senatorial bet, former Tesda secretary Joel Villanueva were in the city for International Women’s Day celebration and to also  declare former mayor Edward Hagedorn as LP’s official mayoralty candidate and incumbent 3rd District Rep. Douglas Hagedorn as the party’s official candidate for the third district of Palawan province.

Hagedorn expressed admiration for Filipina women who have evolved from being in the sidelines and turning themselves into active and effective catalysts and agents for social and economic change. 

Former Tesda chief and LP senatorial bet Joel Villanueva, on the other hand, underscored the significant role of  women and their crucial contribution in nation building. 

Villanueva said “based on our experience in Tesda, women who have received  skills training are more in demand for jobs that used to be dominated by men.”

The growing ranks of  women leaders in government and  the private sector, prove that women are  very effective managers and leaders,  Villanueva added.

The event in Puerto Princesa was highlighted by the ribbon- cutting rites for opening of  the LP headquarters.

The 14,000 International Women’s Day celebrants brought their own meals and  cleaned the venue after the  affair.  The women’s groups and volunteers  at the celebration were organized by Mrs. Ellen Hagedorn, wife of the former mayor.

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