By SHIENA M BARRAMEDA
NAGA CITY: Three of the tourist spots of Bicol Region are
listed among the final 25 to be included among the top ten best natural tourist
destinations in the Philippines in an online competition.
The competition dubbed Philippine Gems aims to showcase the
country's many pristine natural tourist attractions to increase the awareness
and appreciation for these sites in order to eventually boost economic activity
in the tourism industry according to the description posted on the website of
project proponent Isla Lipana & Co, a Philippine member of multinational
services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) based in London, England.
The tourism spots in Bicol that were listed in the top 25
are the Calaguas Island in CamNorte, Caramoan in CamSur, and Donsol in
Sorsogon.
Calaguas Island, CamNorte is dubbed by organizers as the
"concealed white beach of Bicol" for its pristine beaches.
Caramoan, CamSur is tagged as "Favorite Survivor series
destination," while people are invited to swim in Donsol, Sorsogon the
"Kingdom of Butandings (Whale sharks)."
Tourism offices in the provinces of CamSur, CamNorte, and
Sorsogon are now doing the rounds of campaigning for their own entries through
social networks and information drives to garner more votes until the end of
voting period pegged on August 9
Voting started last June 26 simultaneously with Isla Lipana
& Co.'s leadership turnover event at Makati Shangri-La.
Voting mechanics allows public to vote online for their top
ten among the 25 finalist by visiting www.philippinegems.com.
The ten sites that will receive the most number of votes
will then be recognized in no particular order, except for the top tourist
attraction that will garner the highest number of votes, organizers say.
Other candidates in the competition are: Apo Island, Negros Oriental; Apo Reef
Natural Park, Occidental Mindoro, Batanes Island; Biri Island Rock, San
Bernardino Strait; Bucas Grande Island, Surigao del Norte; Busuanga and Coron,
Palawan; Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental; Camiguin Province; Camotes
Islands, Cebu; Danjugan Island, Negros Occidental; Kapurpurawan Rock Formation,
Ilocos Norte; Lake Sebu, South Cotabato; Mt. Kanlaon, Negros; Mt. Pinatubo,
Zambales; Mt. Pulag, Benguet; Pagudpud Beach, Ilocos Norte; Panglao Island,
Bohol; Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte; Sagada, Mountain Province; Siquijor
Island; Taytay, Palawan and Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Palawan. – Bicol Mail
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