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Philippine underground river up for new 7 wonders

The promotion of the Puerto Princesa Underground River, or PPUR, in Puerto Princesa, Palawan in the Philippines as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature (N7WN) is now under way.

The 8.2 kilometer long PPUR was formed some 30 million years ago and now stands as the lone finalist from the Philippines for the N7WN.  It is considered as the longest underground river in the world, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 1999 and declared as a National Geographic Monument in December 2003.    

Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III had earlier signed Presidential Proclamation No. 182 declaring a national and international promotion campaign for the inclusion of the unique underground river in the N7WN being conducted by a Swiss-based, government-controlled foundation. 

The presidential proclamation is an offshoot of the fact that from an initial list of 400 locations around the world, the PPUR made it to the top 14 of the 28 finalists as selected by a panel of international experts from a total list of 77 contenders in the first round of global voting from 2007 to 2010.  PPUR’s inclusion in the final list has now made it a popular tourist destination. 

As the voting is on a global scale with some one billion expected to vote, the Philippines is thus enjoining Filipinos everywhere to vote as a matter of patriotism.

Filipinos and other interested parties are enjoined to vote through the internet, SMS, or the telephone.


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This is great. I saw that place, it is really magical.

We need to campaign to all Filipinos and even to our non-Filipino friends.



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unfortunately, sir fd, voting is now limited to the 28 finalists, and our own chocolate hills are not on this list.  just vote for puerto princesa underground river (PPUR) if you may; you would still be casting your vote for the philippines anyway.

pareha ra man tingali nig election nato; di nato usikan atong boto sa dili kandidato.  lalim bag moboto ta ni jane censoria cajes pagka-presidente nga wa man tawon siya molansar.

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nakaboto na ko pero you need to select other 6 pa na places aside from the PPUR. sakto ba tong ahong gihimo? mao man puy required.

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a review of presidential proclamation 182 shows nga wa man hinoon mo-specify nga ang ppur rang usa ang botaran o pito bay pilion (kay 7 wonders man kaha).  kun magminaro gyod hinoon ta parehag election sa ato, pananglit usa ra ka konsehal ang botaran aron di madugangan ug boto ang uban, ambot lang kaha kun mahimo ba.  mosunod na lang ta sa patakaran sa n7wn kun di mahimo nga usa ray botaran.  as it is, nice na kaayo, tigs, nga niboto na kag tinarong nga pito ug wa gyod makalimti ang ppur.

ako?  wa pa ko mahuman ug pili sa pito.  i'm torn between choosing what i believe are the deserving seven and choosing the least likely to win just so the ppur could be favored more (i.e. it seems to me that galapagos is a sure winner, and it's going to be the amazon in south america instead of the black forest in germany.  aw, ako ra man ning banabana, mao nga ambot lang kaha.) 

galisod pa ko; mora man pod hinoon nig nag-require ug voting with one's conscience, hehe.  pero sige na kog kompanya diri.   

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Mud Volcanoes    
(Azerbaijan)


Puerto Princesa Underground River   
(Philippines)


Sundarbans    
(Bangladesh, India)


Table Mountain    
(South Africa)


Uluru    
(Australia)


Vesuvius    
(Italy)


Yushan    
(Republic of China [Taiwan])


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New7Wonders_of_Nature

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Dugay ra kong nibotar sa PPUR. I'm ready to vote again...

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Palawan’s underground river among New7Wonders
Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls make it to the new list
Agence France-Presse
4:32 am | Saturday, November 12th, 2011



Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn (center) shows New Seven Wonders Foundation president Bernard Weber and director Jean-Paul de la Fuente the awe-inspiring sights of the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in this photo taken on Oct. 23, 2011. RODEL ROTONI


GENEVA—The Amazon rainforest, Vietnam’s Halong Bay and Argentina’s Iguazu Falls were named among the world’s new seven wonders of nature, according to organisers of a global poll.

The other four crowned the world’s natural wonders are South Korea’s Jeju Island, Indonesia’s Komodo, the Philippines’ Puerto Princesa Underground River and South Africa’s Table Mountain, said the New7Wonders foundation, citing provisional results.

Final results will be announced early 2012, said the Swiss foundation, warning however that there may yet be changes between the provisional winners and the final list.

Sites which have failed to make the cut include Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, the Dead Sea and the US Grand Canyon.

The poll organised by Swiss foundation New7Wonders has attracted great interest, mobilising celebrities including Argentinian football star Lionel Messi calling on fans to pick his home country’s Iguazu Falls.

The results come after a long consultation process lasting from December 2007 to July 2009, when world citizens were asked to put forward sites which they deemed were natural wonders.

More than a million votes were cast to trim the list of more than 440 contenders in over 220 countries down to a shortlist of 77.

The group was then further cut to the 28 finalists by a panel of experts.

Anyone in the world was then able to vote for the final seven via telephone, text messages or Internet social networks.

Founded in 2001 by filmmaker Bernard Weber in Zurich, the foundation New7Wonders is based on the same principle on which the seven ancient wonders of the world were established. That list of seven wonders was attributed to Philon of Byzantium in ancient Greece.

New7Wonders said its aim is to create a global memory by garnering participation worldwide.

But even as the natural wonders poll came to a close, the New7Wonders foundation has set its eyes on a new survey — the top seven cities of the world. Participating cities will be announced on January 1, 2012. -- http://globalnation.inquirer.net/



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The Swiss foundation said the results are based on the initial counting of votes which ended last Nov. 11.

Final results will be announced early next year, but organizers said changes are expected between the provisional winners and the final list.

More than a million votes were cast since the start of the search in 2007 to trim the list of more than 440 contenders down to a shortlist of 77.

The number of contenders was then further cut to the 28 finalists before the final seven provisional winners.

The votes were cast through text messages and the Internet.

Paje likewise clarified that no payment was made by the government to be able to join in the campaign for the New 7 Wonders of Nature.

“It is one of our global successes,” he said.

“We just hope that it won’t be tainted or become a subject of controversy.

“The Almighty wrought this masterpiece of nature, but we thank our people for its election as one of the seven best among the many wonders that nature has scattered all over our planet.”


http://www.philstar.com/


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good for ye.  ako sad bitaw, kun naa pay election sa kinsay world's 7 kinaguwapohan, anha ra sad ko moboto kun apilon si tarsier.
 

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