4 RP sites in TOP 10

Hot off the press! Four of the country’s top tourist spots have made it to the Top 10 list in the worldwide search for the “Seven Wonders of Nature.”

As of yesterday, Tubbataha Reef in Palawan was in second place, followed by Chocolate Hills in Bohol (fourth place), Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, also in Palawan (sixth) and Mayon Volcano in Bicol (10th).

The list of nominees and the mechanics for voting are posted on the poll’s official website http://www.new7wonders.com/ while the live rankings can be viewed at http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/liveranking.

Filipinos can still vote online for the Philippine bets until Dec. 31, after which the Top 77 nominees will be submitted to a panel of experts that will put together a shortlist of 21 finalists by January 2009.

A second round of popular voting for the 21 finalists will then follow until the end of 2009, with the Top Seven nominees being officially declared the new “Seven Wonders of Nature” by year 2010.

Source: Philippine Star

A step forward...

I decided to take it a step forward... been a member of Greenpeace online community for a few weeks now but I wanna do more for the environment so I decided to join WWF (World Wildlife Fund).

My co-worker is a member and good thing I was sitting beside today during our training session. I got inspired and started talking about my desire to help and make a difference in the world. Sounds cliche but sometimes I feel sorry for the worsening status of our country's wildlife... at least now I can do something about it and not just complain why things are not being done.