ShareThisMANILA – Vice President Jejomar Binay has joined leaders in encouraging the public to vote for the Puerto Princesa Underground River as one of the World’s New Seven Wonders of Nature.
“Please encourage your relatives, friends and every concerned Filipino to vote,” urged Binay.
“This is also in support of the Aquino administration’s effort to put the country in the map and bring attention to our beautiful country,” the Vice President added.
The Puerto Princesa Underground River is one of 28 finalists competing to be included in the New Seven Wonders of Nature list to be determined by voters around the world.
To vote, Globe, Smart or Sun subscribers may text “PPUR 15” to 2861. The public may vote as many times as they want until Sept. 25, 2011.
The Official Declaration of the New7Wonders of Nature will be on Nov. 11, 2011 (11.11.11), which coincides with the Vice President’s birthday.
“This is the perfect opportunity to highlight the beauty of our country and encourage the inflow of tourists,” Binay said.
According to the official Web site of the New7Wonders, the New7Wonders of Nature campaign started in 2007, immediately following the successful drive to choose the man-made Official New 7 Wonders of the World.
From December 2007 to July 7, 2009, over 440 locations from more than 220 countries were nominated through a national qualification and raced to become one of the Top 77.
From the 77, the New7Wonders Panel of Experts supervised the selection of the 28 Official Candidates, which was announced on July 21, 2009.
The Official New7Wonders of Nature is now in its third and final phase, wherein an estimated one billion people world-wide would vote for their chosen seven finalists.