Go Puerto!

I am proud and happy to say that our pride Puerto Princesa under Ground River (PPUR) in the island of Palawan got a chance to be nominated as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Lots of people show their support by voting online. I heard in the news and saw it in the website of New 7Wonders Foundation that result may change because of some pending recount of votes. Then the original result will be announced anytime next year. Well I hope our pride will maintain its status of being part of the Seven Wonders of the World. Because PPUR deserve to be well known. Now Puerto Princesa is accommodating lots of tourist nationwide from all over the world. Even our very own Pres. Nonoy Aquino was able to visit the place and see its beauty. I don’t have to explain why because we can all see the photo taken from the internet, and  the PPUR also have lots of animals inside that you can only see there like large group of birds 252 kind of species known to occur in Palawan, some notable birds that are being seen in PPUR are the blue-naped parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis), Tabon scrub fowl (Megapodius cumunigii), hill myna (Gracula religiosa), Palawan hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei), white breasted sea eagle (Halitutus leucogates ) etc. There are some animals to in fact there are 30 mammals species that have been recorded.  Most often observed in the forest canopy and along the shoreline feeding during low tide is the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), the only primate found in the area. Other mammal species in the park are the bearded pig (Sus barbatus), bearcat (Arctictis binturong), Palawan stink badger (Mydaus marchei) and the Palawan porcupine (Hystrix pumilus) etc. And if there’s a vertebrate and mammals of course there are also some reptiles were found living inside 19 species have been identified and some common reptiles in the area are the common reticulated python (Phython reticulatus), the monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) and the green crested lizard (Bronchocoela cristatella). Amphibian fauna include ten species. The Philippine woodland frog (Rana acanthi) is the most dominant and frequently encountered. One species, Barbourula busuangensis, endemic to Palawan was also observed in the area. And how can I forgot that famous bats that are commonly living inside a caves   Notable are the nine species of bats, two species of swiftlets and whip spider (Stygophrynus sp.) found in the cave, and the sea cow (Dugong dugon) and the hawksbill sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) that feed in the coastal area of the park. And may I say that inside the cave of PPUR there are a lots of limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.2 kilometer navigable underground river. It includes major formations of stalactites and stalagmites that are shining like diamonds, and several large chambers. The lower portion of the river is subject to tidal influences.I that I will get a chance to visit PPUR and see it with my own eyes. Go Puerto Princesa Go Philippines