3 RP wonders now in top 5 in worldwide search for ‘7 Wonders of Nature’

Not only in the Top Ten but in the Top Five - what with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo herself leading the charge to have the country’s natural wonders get into the world’s list of modern-day Wonders of Nature.

Yes - not one, not two, but three of the four Philippine entries are now in the Top Five in the world-wide search for the modern-day Seven Wonders of Nature.

As of June 11, (Wednesday) Tubbataha Reef east of Palawan is now Number 2 in the list, followed by the Chocolate Hills at Number 3; while the Underground River in Palawan is at Number 5.

Tubbataha Reef, an atoll coral reef in the Sulu Sea east of Palawan, is a marine sanctuary protected by the Philippine government as the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park.

The reef is composed of two atolls - the North and South Reefs which each have a single small islet that protrudes from the water. Read the rest of this entry »