“Let’s vote online for our natural wonders.”

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made the call yesterday as she exhorted all Filipinos here and abroad to help the government in its campaign for the Tubbataha Reef, Chocolate Hills and the Underground River to win in the search for the world’s “Seven New Wonders of Nature.”

The President said that from Dumaguete, she would proceed to Tubbataha Reef to dive there and dramatize her “simple contribution” to the country’s campaign to sell to the world the Chocolate Hills in Bohol and Underground River in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan, among others, a Malacañang press statement said.

“We are encouraging all Filipinos who are either living here or working abroad to vote for our natural treasures.” the President stressed.

She said all environmental-friendly Filipinos should vote online through www.newsevenwonders.com to ensure that the Tubbataha Reef, Chocolate Hills and the Underground River will be included in the most coveted list.

Tubbataja Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a famous national marine sanctuary in Sulu Sea. It is a popular diving site because of its renowned and globally significant biodiversity.

Bohol’s Chocolate Hills—which are scattered in the towns of Carmen, Butuan, and Sagbayan—is famous for its dome-shaped grass covered limestone hills that turn brown in summer when the hills dry up.

To date, Tubbataha is now ranked seventh, the Chocolate Hills in Bohol is Number 9, and the Underground River in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan is Number 20 in the Top 77 Live Rankings of the worldwide online poll for the Seven New Wonders of the World.*

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