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The Puerto Princesa Experience
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City Profile

• Lies in the heart of central Palawan is the
  capital and gateway to the Last Frontier
• Land Area 253,982 hectares
• Center of trade and commerce, communication,
  education and public administration in the
  province
• Earthquake-free, FMD-free, Bird flu-free city and
  Located outside typhoon belt

Puerto Princesa City
Urban Area
Philippines
Palawan
Puerto Princesa City
Brunei
Malaysia
Indonesia
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Competitiveness

• TOURISM
• Tourist Income 1.5B
• Tourist Arrivals 176,347 (2007)
• Most number foreign visitors American, Korean,
  German, Japanese, Chinese, Canadian, Australian
  French and Swiss

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Competitiveness

• FISHING
• 10,600 MT fish exports
• 1.8 MT sold at local market
• Shoreline stretches over 416 kms.
• Coastal waters covers 327,583 has.
• Supplies 50 of fish requirements in Metro Manila

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Governance

• Efficiency of Service Delivery
• Initiatives to Promote Transparency

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Puerto Princesa
Before 1992 . . . . . .
A PLACE ONLY VERY FEW PEOPLE BOTHERED TO KNOW.
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Uncollected garbage / dirty streets
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ADD VIDEO OF POLLUTIVE TRICYCLES HERE
AIR POLLUTION DUE TO CARBON EMISSION
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Forest cover greatly reduced from 75 in 1976 to
less than
52 in 1992
Slash and Burn Farming
Kaingin (Swiden Farming)
Illegal logging activities
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Muro-ami
Cyanide Fishing
Trawl Fishing
Dead Corrals
due to
dynamite fishing
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GLOOMY SITUATION
Deteriorating Peace and Order situation
and Economic Slump
Very high poverty level
Lack of air/sea transport
Undisciplined Police Force
Lack of power supply
Absence of a Master Plan
Lack of telecommunication
9,500 homeless families
Very few tourist arrivals
Lack of roads/ infra
Lack of educational support
Very few banking institutions
Poor medical services
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In 1992, Edward S. Hagedorn ran
and won as ,
Mayor of Puerto Princesa City
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Vision To be a Model in Sustainable Development

• Guiding Principles
• Protect what is left of our resources
• Rehabilitate what has been destroyed
• Plan for intelligent utilization

Republic of the Philippines City of Puerto
Princesa
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MAN DESTROYS..NATURE REACTS..HEAVENS WEEP
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
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The Programs
City of Puerto Princesa
kalinisan
katahimikan
kaunlaran
PEACE ORDER Conservation
CLEANLINESS Values, Discipline
PROGRESS Clean Air Clean Water
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Oplan Linis (Operation Cleanliness)
Cleanest and Greenest City
Hall of Fame Awardee
Cooperation and Participation
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Bantay Puerto or Puerto Princesa Watch
Bantay Gubat or Forest Watch
To protect, conserve and rehabilitate our forest
resources
Republic of the Philippines City of Puerto
Princesa
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Bantay Dagat or
Baywatch
More than 1,800 violators apprehended, 400 are in
jail
Republic of the Philippines City of Puerto
Princesa
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Pista Y Ang Kagueban or feast of the forest
1.7 million trees planted since 1992
Republic of the Philippines City of Puerto
Princesa
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Love Affair with Nature
EVERY FEB.14 -VALENTINES DAY
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With the comprehensive environmental program
dubbed as Bantay Puerto (Puerto Princesa Watch)
Forest cover increased from 52 in 1992 to 73 at
present
Source SEMP-ECAN Zoning Project /PCSDS
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CLEAN AIR PROGRAM
Air and Noise Pollution Reduction Strategies for
Tricycle Sub-Sector in Puerto Princesa City
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Background

• Assessment of tricycle sub-sector in Puerto
  (April Aug 2004)
• Prioritization of strategies (Oct2004)
• Additional assistance for pilot testing of
  strategies (April 2005)
• LOA signing (Sept 2005)
• PMO organized (Dec 2005)

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Project Objectives

• Promote the use of more efficient tricycle
  engines sound operation practices

• Develop livelihood entrepreneurial skills of
  tricycle drivers operators

• Strengthen local capacities on Clean Air Act
  enforcement

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Project Components Activities
Preventive Maintenance 481 (12 of total)
tricycle drivers were trained 3-hour lecture and
hands-on training Tools and manuals were
provided Resolution requiring regular engine
clean-up passed by the TODAs
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• B. Engine Mechanics Program
• 25 tricycle driver-technicians were sponsored
• 400 hours of vocational course lectures and
  trainings
• Complete mechanical tools were provided
• National accreditation
• Service centres were put up

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• C. Livelihood Development
• Skills and needs for alternative livelihood were
  assessed
• 8 trainings were conducted to 286 tricycle
  drivers and their spouses
• Financial assistance was extended for the
  required capital

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• D. TRIKE Fund
• 150,000 seed money for micro-credit
• Partnered with MFI for Fund administration
  and management
• Discounted rates and flexible repayment
  schemes
• 94 repayment rate

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• E. Capacity-building for CAA Enforcement
• Trainings on the installation, operation and
  maintenance of ambient air sampler and gas
  analyzer
• Actual roadside monitoring and apprehension

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Lessons Learned
Comprehensive study is necessary for informed
decisions Stakeholders involvement on the
identification and prioritization of strategies
is important to promote Cooperation
and Coordination and. Transparency should be
maintained at all levels of implementation
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LAUNCHING OF PEDAL DRIVEN CAROUSEL
AND ELECTRIC TRICYCLE
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Php 270 MILLION SANITARY LANDFILL
. ADB- DILG
Program
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For the first time in our parks history, the St.
Pauls Subterranean River National Park was
turned over to the city government for management
and control.
Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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ANTI POVERTY PROGRAM
More than 300 classrooms and day care centers
were built
A Public Montessori ,
Free teachers training and scholarship programs
The first in the country
PUBLIC MONTESSORI
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ANTI- POVERTY PROGRAM
Eight satellite hospitals were established
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ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM
Habitat 13 Hectares
SICSICAN HOUSING
GREEN HOMES 810 UNITS
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Fishermens home
TENEMENT HOUSES WITHIN THE PROPOSED BOULEVARD
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TODAY...
Because of new policies and legislations, Puerto
Princesa is now ...
A booming tourist destination
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Tourist arrivals increased from 12,000 in 1992
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to 176,347 Tourists in 2007
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AWARDS RECOGNITIONS of PUERTO PRINCESA
CITY MAJOR AWARDS
UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL 500 AWARD
Hall of Fame Award Clean and Green Program
Galing Pook Hall of Fame Award From A.I.M.
Ford Foundation
Management Awards of Asia
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It is not the things we do, But the things that
we leave undone That leave a bit of heartache at
the setting of the sun
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For more information, you may contact the City
Government of Puerto Princesa thru this
address MAYOR EDWARD SOLON HAGEDORN City
Mayor Telefax [phone] Email address
hagedorn_at_mozcom.com