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Puerto Princesa receives laurel for environment maintenance
27 October 2008
Palawan (http://www.palawan.gov.ph)
has just given couples more reasons to consider Puerto Princesa
(http://www.visitpuertoprincesa.com/)
as their honeymoon destination.
The city, in its goal in
protecting its rich and vast ecological treasure earned the
first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (http://www.aseansec.org/)
Environmentally Sustainable Cities Award given last October
8, 2008 at Hanoi, Vietnam (http://www.vietnam.com/).
In a press release posted
at the ASEAN website, ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan
said that “each city that received the Award tells a
compelling story of how it has placed environment and nature
at the core of city planning, the challenges it faced, and
its resolve to ensure the cities remain environmentally sustainable
as it develops and modernizes.”
Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward
Hagedorn expresses his gratitude to Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (http://www.denr.gov.ph/)
- Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), who nominated
the city, and the ASEAN for acknowledging their efforts to
protect and conserve the natural beauty of the city amidst
the high industrialization of other cities in the country.
According to him, the cooperation of the Palaweños
in all actions to safeguard its environment was the key to
the implementation of his projects.
Dubbed as the Philippines’
Last Frontier, Palawan is home to vast hectares of rainforests,
natural caves, high mountains, dive sites and breathtaking
beaches.
Its line-up of tourist attractions
consists of the El Nido (http://www.elnidopalawan.com/)
Marine Reserve and Beach Resort; Tabon Cave, recognized as
the “Cradle of Philippine Civilization”; Honda
Bay filled with islets and dive sites; the Tubbataha Reef
(http://www.tubbatahareef.org/)
and the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (http://www.puerto-undergroundriver.com/)
which were proclaimed as UNESCO World Heritage (http://whc.unesco.org/)
Sites in 1993 and 1999, respectively. The latter has remained
first, while the former, fifth in rank in the candidates for
the New 7 Wonders of Nature (http://www.new7wonders.com/).
Aside from natural wonders,
couples can find the island a great venue for their honeymoon.
Several resorts offer special honeymoon packages at very affordable
prices. Its white sand beaches are also perfect for a sunset
beach wedding.
To know more about Palawan
wedding packages and suppliers, you may visit Kasal.com Wedding
Resources (http://www.kasal.ph/kasalv3/).
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Kasal.com
thanks the following sources for this article:
ASEAN Press Release. Ten Cities
in ASEAN Receive the ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable City
Award. Retrieved October 16, 2008
http://www.aseansec.org/Bulletin-Oct-08.htm#Article-3
Manila Times Internet Edition. Puerto Princesa bags first
environmental award. Retrieved October 16, 2008
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/oct/16/yehey/prov/20081016pro3.html
Marinay, Manny B. Manila Bulletin Online. Hagedorn: Peoples’
participation key to protecting environment. Retrieved October
16, 2008
http://www.mb.com.ph/ENVI20081016137929.html
New7Wonders. The top 77 candidates of the New7Wonders of Nature
Nominees (Live Ranking) October 18, 2008
http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/liveranking/
Palawan.com. Puerto Princesa bags green award (original story
posted at Business Mirror). Retrieved October 18, 2008
http://www.palawan.com/articles.php?
article_id=162&PHPSESSID=f9aef7c1725bdb0b7486c38923bb043b
Palawan.com. About Palawan. Retrieved October 18, 2008
http://www.palawan.com/about.php?PHPSESSID=492d8fb1249d1d2d0489cccf8e268201
UNESCO.org UNESCO World Heritage List Retrieved October 18,
2008
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list
Wow Philippines. Explore Philippines – Palawan Retrieved
October 18, 2008
http://www.wowphilippines.com.ph/explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=famousefor&province=22
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