Today x Future presents LIPSTICK. All-Girl DJs. All-Female Tunes.

Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 9PM

Featuring:

She&Her (Leah Castañeda & Samantha Nicole)

Lotho Lotho

Monday Maxitronic (Melissa Carballo) & Cherry X-Bomb (Mersi Marrakesh Carballo)

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31 Cubao X General Romulo Street Cubao, Quezon City – Metro Manila

Catch the debut spin of my lovely sisters Melissa & Mersi Marrakesh. First time to go live on the turntable.

Don’t get stuck at home this Wednesday night. Pucker up!

- Kwento ni Remus Mark

Global voting ends! The New7Wonders of Nature are...

Komodo Dragons - Komodo Island, Indonesia

The initial count of the global vote to choose the New7Wonders of Nature has been announced. Congratulations to the following entries.

Amazon (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela)

Halong Bay (Vietnam)

Iguazu Falls (Argentina, Brazil)

Jeju Island (South Korea)

Komodo Island (Indonesia)

Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines)

Table Mountain (South Africa)

Unfortunately six finalists that were leading in last week’s tally did not make the final cut. These are:

Dead Sea (Israel, Jordan, Palestine)

Grand Canyon (USA)

Great Barrier Reef (Australia, Papua New Guinea)

Jeita Grotto (Lebanon)

Sundarbans (Bangladesh, India)

Vesuvius (Italy)

They were instead taken over by Amazon, Iguazu Falls, and Table Mountain.

The results were announced at the headquarters of the New7Wonders Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland after the global voting ended on 11.11.11.

The New7Wonders of Nature campaign lasted for over four years, starting with more than 440 locations from over 220 countries and all the way to the 28 finalist candidates from whom the New7Wonders of Nature have been chosen.

These preliminary results are provisional and are subject to validation. Confirmed winners will be announced in early 2012.

I’m delighted to see three winners from ASEAN. It only proves that Southeast Asia is a place of bountiful natural beauty. Visit ASEAN!

- Kwento ni Remus Mark

New7Wonders of Nature: How to vote for Puerto Princesa Underground River

Puerto Princesa Underground River, Philippines

Reputed to be the world's longest navigable underground river and the most beautiful subterranean river, The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is a must-see for first time visitors to Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Its main attraction is an 8.2-kilometer Underground River that winds through a spectacular cave before emptying into the South China Sea. At the mouth of the cave, a clear lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water's edge. 

Monkeys, large monitor lizards & squirrels find their niche on the beach near the cave. Visitors can also enjoy bird-watching, mountain trekking & exploring the deeper part of the forest. 

The park was declared a premier ecotourism destination and has been proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding universal value and ecological significance as a natural site of intense beauty.

The Puerto Princesa Underground River is the Philippines' entry and a finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature campaign.

Here are the top 10 finalists as of this writing (in alphabetical order):

Dead Sea (Israel, Jordan, Palestine)

Grand Canyon (USA)

Great Barrier Reef (Australia, Papua New Guinea)

Halong Bay (Vietnam)

Jeita Grotto (Lebanon)

Jeju Island (South Korea)

Komodo Island (Indonesia)

Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines)

Sundarbans (Bangladesh, India)

Vesuvius (Italy)

Voting for the New7Wonders of Nature ends on 11.11.11. We have less than five days left so vote for PPUR now! Here’s how.

1] Via Text Messaging/SMS

Vote for Puerto Princesa Underground River via SMS from the Philippines.

Text PPUR send to 2861 (Smart, Globe and Sun subscribers)

1 vote = text PPUR

7 votes = text PPUR7

15 votes = text PPUR15

Each SMS sent counts as one vote for the PP Underground River in the Official New7Wonders of Nature.

Send PPUR to 2861

Cost per SMS sent:

PHP 2.00 (Sun)

PHP 2.50 (Globe, Smart)

2]  Via Internet

Vote for Puerto Princesa Underground River via internet from anywhere in the world.

Visit http://www.new7wonders.com/vote-2. Choose your 7 finalists. Leave your personal information including a valid email address. Enter captcha code. Send your vote.

Keep voting and spread the word to Filipinos in every corner of the world.

- Kwento ni Remus Mark

Cebu hosts Philippine International MICE Conference 2011

Cebu is hosting this year’s MICE Con 2011 from 10-13 August 2011. Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim and Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia welcomed around 200 delegates at the Cebu International Convention Center for the event’s opening ceremony.

International delegates from various countries including China, India, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam are officially booked at Cebu’s finest hotels and resorts including Marco Polo Plaza, Imperial Palace, Radisson Blu Hotel, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, and Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa. Delegates are sellers, buyers, and resource speakers.

One of the offerings prepared by the conference committee is a visit to the Cebu provincial jail for the delegates to watch the “dancing inmates,” who are famous around the world for performing Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” which currently has over 48 million views on YouTube.

The conference aims to position Cebu and the Philippines as a competitive host for MICE events at par with other popular MICE destinations in the world, banking on the natural warmth and hospitality of Filipinos and the country’s attractive travel destinations. MICE – the acronym for “meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibits” – is considered the tourism industry’s most lucrative market because MICE visitors tend to spend more compared to those traveling for holidays or other purposes.

- Kwento ni Remus Mark