Vigan officially inaugurated as a New7Wonders City

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The Historic Vigan in the province of Ilocos Sur was officially inaugurated as The New7Wonders City recently held within the precincts of St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral.

Vigan, established in the 16th century, represents a fusion of cultural elements from the Philippines, China and Europe, creating a city that is without equal in Asia.

The Philippines Vice President Jejomar Binay was the guest speaker at the inauguration. Binay said that the event should serve as an inspiration for how heritage preservation can be best harmonized with urban development.

“In our quest to become strong competitors in the ASEAN and global economies, we cannot be too quick to tear down the old to build the new without serious deliberation and debate,” he said.

“As Vigan has proven, prosperity is not always measured by a city’s skyline. And it is not just malls that can bring in tourists and trade,” Binay add.

Binay urged the people of Vigan to remain committed to promoting their culture and share their best practices to other regions. 

“Billions of dollars have been spent in cultural preservation and restoration. These costs would not have been incurred if peoples — past and present — had been mindful of their actions, if they had had more respect for their own and other peoples’ cultural legacies and for our own earth,” he said.

Jean-Paul de la Fuente, Director of New7Wonders (left), with Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders (right), holding the specially-commissioned bronze commemorative plaque for Vigan at the Official New7Wonders Cities Inauguration

Vigan is the first of the New7Wonders Cities been officially inaugurated, the same moment during the unveiling of a specially-commissioned bronze commemorative plaque, which was cast in the Kunstgießerei München, a famous foundry in the heart of Munich, Germany.

One of the 7 that represent the global diversity of urban society, Vigan, is joined in the “canon of 7″ byBeirut (Lebanon), Doha (Qatar), Durban (South Africa), Havana (Cuba), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and La Paz(Bolivia).

Vigan is now one of the New7Wonders Cities

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City of Vigan , Ilocos Sur capital has been named as one of the New 7 Wonders cities. New 7 Wonders made the announcement at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 8, (3 am Manila time.) 

Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders announced the names of the New7Wonders Cities.

“I would like to thank everyone who have helped promote the New7Wonders Cities campaign since its inception in 2011. We began with more than 1,200 nominees from 220 different countries and here have 7 that represent the global diversity of urban society. For the first time in human history, more than half of our planet’s population lives in cities and this election emphasises the dramatically challenging character of our changing world.”

New7Wonders Cities officially announced in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Bernard Weber thanked the New7Wonders Cities Panel of Experts, which advised on the selection of the 28 Official Finalist Candidates in October last year. 

He congratulated the voters who narrowed the selection down to 7 through the subsequent elimination phases.

“We congratulate each of these cities on achieving their New7Wonders status, and we look forward to celebrating their election to the “canon of 7″ with their citizens in 2015,” said Bernard Weber.

“The New7Wonders Cities will now join the New7Wonders of Nature and the New7Wonders of the World in becoming part of Global Memory for humanity for ever.” Weber added.

City of VIGAN

Now as one the New 7 Wonders, the Heritage City of VIGAN, is the only city in the Philippines that has been chosen for this prestigious search, giving our country and the Filipino people with pride and honor.

These are the winning cities:

Beirut, Lebanon

Doha, Qatar

Durban, South Africa

Havana, Cuba

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

La Paz, Bolivia

Vigan, Philippines

Aside from the 7 winnners, decided via voting, the following cities rounded out the top 14: 

Barcelona,

Chicago

London,

Mexico City

Perth

Quito

Reykjavik

VIGAN made it to the Top 21 Official Finalist in the Search for New 7 Wonders-Cities of the World

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The Heritage City of VIGAN has been qualified as one of the Top 21 finalist in the Search for New 7 Wonders-Cities of the World. From 1,000 cities in the different countries around the world, Vigan is the only city in the Philippines that has been chosen for this prestigious search, giving our country and the Filipino people with pride and honor. 

Bernard Weber, Founder & President of New7Wonders

The 21 Official Finalists that have been voted through to the next round of the New7Wonders Cities campaign are: Bangkok, Barcelona, Beirut, Chicago, Doha, Durban, Havana, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, La Paz, London, Mendoza, Mexico City, Mumbai, Perth, Quito, Reykjavik, Saint Petersburg, Seoul, Shenzhen and Vigan.

As with all New7Wonders campaigns, voting is via new7wonders.com, via the iPhone and Android apps, via the international telephone voting lines, and, where available, via national SMS.

Vigan made it to the 21 Official Finalists that will go through the next round. 

Let's continue to support our beloved city by voting. The 7 Official New7Wonders Cities will be revealed on 7 December 2014.

Here's the next voting phases will be gone through to be included in the top 7 and be declared as one of the New 7 Wonders-Cities of the World. 

7 July 2014 - 7 Oct 2014 - from 21 finalists down to 14

7 Oct 2014 - 7 Dec 2014 - from 14 finalist down to 7

It's more fun in the Philippines! 

Text vigan to 29290777 or log on to www.n7w.com/en/cities

Check this out! https://www.new7wonders.com/en/final-voting/details/786

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Cebu is one of the most developed province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands. Cebu is a long narrow island stretching 225 kilometers from north to south, surrounded by 167 neighbouring, smaller islands, which include Mactan, Bantayan, Malapascua, Olango and the Camotes Islands. Cebu has narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus and coastal plains. It also has rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges traversing the northern and southern lengths of the island. 

Cebu's highest mountains are over 1000 meters high. Flat tracts of land can be found in the city of Bogo and in the towns of San Remigio, Medellin and Daanbantayan at the northern region of the province. Its capital is Cebu City, the oldest city in the Philippines, which forms part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area together with four neighboring cities which include Danao City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Talisay City and eight other municipalities. Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Mactan island, is the second busiest airport in the Philippines.

Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas.

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