I just updated Pandan.gov.ph, Official Website of the Municipality of Pandan, Antique, Philippines and will update other sites as well to let you know that Bugang River was nominated as one of the Philippines’ 9 Best New Tourist Destinations.
Bugang, Hiyas ng Turismo 2006 Finalist
Bugang, One of the Philippines’ 9 Best New Tourist Destinations
March 09, 2006 – Bugang River of Pandan, Antique in Panay Island of the Visayas Region (Region VI) is one of the nine (9) finalists in a nationwide search for new and undiscovered tourist destinations dubbed as “Hiyas ng Turismo 2006”.
The search for the country’s best new destination was launched last year by the Women in Travel Manila and the Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT).
You can help Bugang River to win “Hiyas ng Turismo 2006” and become the Philippines’ best new tourist destination by sending your votes. To vote, just text: HIYAS(space)VOTE(space)BUGANG and send it to 2308 for Globe, 2951 for Smart and 2315 for Sun Cellular subscribers. Voting period is until March 16, 2006.
Text votes will comprise 30 percent of the total score and the remaining 70 percent will be coming from the national judges. Final judging will be on March 17, 2006 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon at the the Department of Tourism Auditorium. Awarding ceremony will be on March 28, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Pasay City, Philipines.
Read more at the Official Website of the Municipality of Pandan, Antique, Philippines dated March 09, 2006, Thursday
URL: http://www.pandan.gov.ph/news/flash/2006_03_09march2006.html