DOT campaigns for Punta Princesa Underground River

THE Department of Tourism (DOT) is campaigning to include the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in the New 7 Wonders of Nature (N7WN).

In the coming months, the DOT will conduct familiarization trips for the media and produce a TV episode on the campaign and the natural wonder of the river to strengthen the PPUR’s bid for world’s seven wonders.

Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim recently met with the officials of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, asking them to support the program.

“I have made a pitch for them to support the program and I am happy that they have responded positively by saying they will encourage mainland Chinese to vote as well,” Lim said.

A grand media launch at the Department of Environment and National Resources kicked off the campaign towards the countdown to the grand national launch on Aug. 25.

The next three months are expected to be crucial in promoting the Puerto Princesa Underground River, before the announcement of the Top Seven Wonders on Nov. 11.

Last day of voting is midnight of Nov. 10.

To vote via e-mail, log-on to https://www.new7wonders.com. To vote via SMS, write PPUR, PPUR7, or PPUR15 to signify your number of votes and send them to 2861 for all networks.

To vote via SMS in other countries, write PPUR then send to the following: For Canada (77077), Australia (19788555), UAE (3888), South Korea (001-1588-7715), South Africa (34874), Poland (write PUERTO and send to 7155), Taiwan (write N7W PPUR and send to 55123).

The Puerto Princesa Underground River was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in Dec. 4, 1999. Its website is https://www.puerto-undergroundriver.com.