Loren calls for vote for Vigan as New7Wonders City

SENATOR Lorna Regina “Loren” B. Legarda is calling on all Filipinos all over to world to support Vigan City in its bid to become one of the New7Wonders Cities.

“The search for the New7Wonders Cities is in the last phase with 14 cities remaining in the list. Let us all vote for Vigan City to be included in the final list of the New7Wonders Cities,” said Ms. Legarda.

For the final phase, the voting is from 7 October to 7 December 2014.

Filipinos can vote for Vigan through the website: www.new7wonders.com/en/cities. Voters will choose their 7 wonder cities in the said site.

Voters can also use their phone but they can only choose one city in this manner. Detail on international phone voting can be seen on the website: www.new7wonders.com/phonevoting.

Ms. Legarda added: “By voting for Vigan City, we express not only our national pride but also our support to integrating the preservation of our culture and heritage in development plans and policies. The preservation of Vigan as a heritage city has not only contributed to the development of the city through gains in tourism but also brought honor to our country.”

Vigan City in Ilocos Sur is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As such, it is only the UNESCO heritage city in the Philippines. Earlier, it was given the Best Practice for World Heritage Site Management award by UNESCO in November 2012.

Other finalists are: Barcelona (Spain), Beirut (Lebanon), Chicago (US), Doha (Qatar), Durban (South Africa), Havana (Cuba), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), La Paz (Bolivia), London (UK), Mexico City (Mexico), Perth (Australia), Quito (Ecuador), and Reykjavik (Iceland) (MTE)

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