After landing on the top post in last year’s nomination stage, the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park went a notch lower, placing 2nd to Amazon River, in the ongoing second phase of the widely eld global campaign, the New7Wonders of Nature.
Puerto Princesa Palawan Underground River
Votation for the second stage began in January 7, 2009. A total of 261 nominees and multinational nominees have been classified into 7 groups which are: Landscapes/Ice Formations, Islands, Mountains/Volcanoes, Caves/Rock Formations/Valleys, Forests/National Parks/Nature Reserves, Lakes/Rivers/Waterfalls, and Seascapes. Palawan’s Underground River is at second place under the category of Forests/National Parks/Nature Reserves, with the Amazon River at no. 1 (source: Ranking © www.new7wonders.com). Only 77 of the 261 nominees will remain after voting ends in July 7, 2009. People who took part in the first stage of the poll may vote again in the ongoing second stage.
Sec. Ace Durano in Palawan
“Once again we urge Filipinos from all over the world to keep their eye on the prize. All the voting and support have already generated immense publicity for our country. It would indeed be a feat for the Philippines if the Puerto Princesa Subterranean Park becomes one of the 7 phenomenal sights in the world,” said Ace Durano, Secretary of Tourism. (more…)
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The city government’s campaign to include Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP), famously known as “Underground River†got a shot in the arm from the British envoy to the Philippines, no less.
