The first count of the global vote to elect the New7Wonders of Nature has been announced. In alphabetical order, they are: Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Princesa Underground River, Table Mountain.

Announcing the results at the headquarters of the New7Wonders Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, said: “I would like to thank the many champions, citizens, voluntary organisations, public bodies and governments that have helped promote the New7Wonders of Nature campaign over the past four years, starting with over 440 locations from over 220 countries and all the way to the 28 Finalist candidates from whom the New7Wonders of Nature have been chosen.”

The results announced are provisional and based on the first count of votes completed since voting ended at November 7, 2011, 11:11 GMT. The results will now be checked, validated and independently verified. Once the voting validation process is completed, in early 2012, New7Wonders will then work with the confirmed winners to organise the Official Inauguration events.

Though it may happen that one or more of the provisional winners announced will not confirmed during the validation process, let us keep our fingers crossed that the Puerto Princesa Underground River will be among the announced New7Wonders of Nature.

“When the New7Wonders of Nature are confirmed they will join the man-made New 7 Wonders of the World in becoming part of Global Memory for humankind for ever.” Cited Bernard Weber

Let us just hope for the best and that we, as a Filipino, were able to do our part in helping our entry, the Puerto Princesa Underground River be part of history. All we can do now is wait.

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