Puerto Princesa Underground River

(PPUR) N7WN

Declared as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature

PPUR
1. Longest navigable underground river in the world 2.First national park to be cited for its best practices in biodiversity conservation & sustainable tourism
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PPUR

Dr. Bernard Weber & Mayor Edward Hagedorn

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Jeju Island
South Korea

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Amazon River
South America

N7WN
Halong Bay
Vietnam

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Iguazu Falls
Argentina/Brazil

N7WN
Komodo National Park

Indonesia

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Table Mountain
Cape Town, South Africa
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3 Steps of Verification Process:

1. National Voting Validation 2. Global Voting Calculation Confirmation (20M votes) 3. Preparation a& implementation of

the official inauguration ceremony

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Expectations:
1. The river is now poised to become a big magnet for tourists & those engaged in learning about environmental protection. 2. Visitors are expected to grow from

150,000 annually to 500,000

3. The usual one flight daily rose to 11
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Boracay named Worlds No. 1 Beach

Travel + Leisures Top Picks

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Boracay named Worlds No. 1 Beach

3S Awarding on July 19 at Conrad New York Hotel

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Boracay named Worlds No. 1 Beach

Over 3M foreign & local tourists visited the world renowned beach

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Sec. Ramon Jimenez urged the Filipino people to help in filling in the gap. The people must ensure that our visitors are enjoying their stay here and they are okay to make up for our shortcoming with the airports.

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DOT Plan
As part of the efforts to lure longstaying & high-spending tourists the DOT is set to offer a new program providing additional perks for elderly tourists. Ex. Elderly tourists coming to the country & those seeking retirement would be provided with senior citizen privileges
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Ranking
Rank Destinations Previous Ranking Score

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Boracay Bali Galapagos Maui Great Barrier Reef Islands, Australia Santorini, Greece Kauai Big Island, Hawaii Sicily, Italy Vancouver Island, British Columbia

4 2 10 9 5 1 8 7 6 -

93.10 90.41 89.55 89.53 89.28 89.20 89.09 87.95 87.87 87.4
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