The Philippines Department of Education is now supporting the campaign to have the Puerto Princesa Underground River elected one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. Last week, Education Secretary Armin Luistro issued a memorandum that calls on the entire department to work towards "awareness, appreciation, preservation and promotion" of…
First TV images of sensational Sirenia fossil find in the Philippines shown on CCTV
China Central Television , the national TV station of the People's Republic of China, has presented exclusive images of the fossil remains of a sea cow species that lived 20 million years ago in the Philippines. The discovery of the Sirenia fossils in limestone rock above the waters of the…
Puerto Princesa: A carbon-neutral city
"Today I am pleased to announce that based on its greenhouse gas inventory, Puerto Princesa City is the first carbon-neutral city in the Philippines." So said Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, President of Ateneo de Manila University and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He was speaking…
New7Wonders officially proclaimed as a national priority by President Aquino of the Philippines
In an official proclamation event at the Presidential Palace in Manila on Monday 6 June, the President of the Philippines, Beningo S. Aquino III, announced that the New7Wonders campaign to vote for the Puerto Princesa Underground River is to be championed by all government departments across the country. The Official…
Local government support for Puerto Princesa Underground River
''Our local officials should identify possible internet voting centers such as internet cafés, colleges, and universities, and set these up for general public access for the purpose of voting via e-mail,'' wrote Robredo in a memorandum.
Philippines showing the way amongst ASEAN nations competing in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign
Zurich/Switzerland: Three leading members of ASEAN, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, are participating in the Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign. ASEAN is home to 600 million people across 10 countries. The Philippines have been showing the way, with President Benigno Aquino III visiting the Puerto Princesa Underground River this week,…
Philippine banknote honours finalist
The Central Bank of the Philippines has issued a new 500 Peso banknote featuring the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River. The obverse side shows former Philippine President Corazon Aquino.
Philippines president Macapagal-Arroyo campaigns for the Underground River
The Official New7Wonders of Nature Philippines Finalist welcomed its President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, for a boat tour of the 8-km-long Puerto Princesa Underground River.