Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is Currently No. 1 in the New 7 Wonders of Nature

New7Wonders of Nature is a contemporary effort to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll. It is being organized by a Swiss-based New Open World Corporation (NOWC), after its success in organizing the New Seven Wonders of the World, which where chosen by more than 100 million votes in the first-ever global campaign.

Stages of the campaign

The project is still in its initial stage, and is open to nominations until 31^st December 2008. Voting for nominees will continue through July 7, 2009. Then the New7Wonders of Nature Panel of Experts, under the leadership of Prof. Federico Mayor, the longest-standing former Director-General of UNESCO, will review the top 77 nominees and choose the 21 finalists, to be announced on 21 July 2009. The 21 finalists will then be put to popular vote. The final declaration of the New7Wonders of Nature will be in 2010.

National qualification

On 1 January 2009, only one national nominee per country will be allowed to proceed: the highest ranked in the voting on 31 December 2008. Therefore until the end of 2008, countries with more than one national nominee will be racing to choose the national representative that is allowed to continue into 2009. Nominees shared by more than one country will remain and continue into 2009.

Official supporting committees

In this campaign, it is important that people from the nominee's countries form Official Supporting Committees (OSC) since New7Wonders must obviously have people to work on behalf of a natural site. A nominee cannot be considered for selection as one of the 21 finalists without an OSC.

Last update 28-OCT-2008 10:25 GMT

1.	(1)		Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park	PHILIPPINES - Asia
	(2)		Ha Long Bay	VIET NAM - Asia
	(3)		Cox's Bazar, Beach	BANGLADESH - Asia
4.	(4)		Chocolate Hills	PHILIPPINES - Asia
5.	(5)		Tubbataha Reef	PHILIPPINES - Asia
6.	(6)		Al-hasa Oasis	SAUDI ARABIA - Asia
7.	(7)		Ganges, River	BANGLADESH/ INDIA - Asia
8.	(8)		Ali Sadr Cave	IRAN - Asia
	(9)		Sundarbans, Forest	BANGLADESH/ INDIA - Asia
10.	(10)		Phong Nha - Ke Bang, National Park	VIET NAM - Asia
11.	(13)		Fansipan, Mountain	VIET NAM - Asia
12.	(11)		Mayon Volcano	PHILIPPINES - Asia
13.	(12)		Lake Saiful Maluk	PAKISTAN - Asia
14.	(14)		Mount Everest	CHINA/ NEPAL - Asia
15.	(15)		Mount Damavand	IRAN - Asia

	This nominee is officially supported. It is eligible to be selected as a finalist. Click on the nominee to find out more.
	This nominee is not yet officially supported. WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL SUPPORTING COMMITTEE IT WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FINALIST SELECTION. Click on the nominee to find out more.
	This is a multi-national nominee that needs all countries to officially support it. WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL SUPPORTING COMMITTEE FROM EACH COUNTRY IT MAY BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FINALIST SELECTION. Click on the nominee to find out more.
	This nominee is pending its official support. THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIA MISSING, AND UNLESS THESE ARE RESOLVED IT WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE FINALIST SELECTION. Click on the nominee to find out more. http://www.new7wonders.com/classic/en/index/

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 Tops Weekend Box Office; Biggest Musical Opening Ever!

The North American release of Disney's High School Musical 3 brought in even bigger numbers than originally anticipated. Variety reports that High School Musical 3 brought in $42 million domestically to top the box office and to make it the biggest musical bow ever.

The film also brought in $40 million from 22 overseas markets and has been receiving better than anticipated reviews, including a weekend rave from Stephen Holden in the The New York Times.

Disney's High School Musical phenomenon leaps onto the big screen with High School Musical 3:Senior Year in which America's favorite high school students (Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman) hit senior year. Amidst a basketball championship, prom and a big spring musical featuring all of the Wildcats, Troy and Gabriella vow to make every moment last as their lifelong college dreams put the future of their relationship in question. A crew of sophomore Wildcats (Matt Prokop, Justin Martin, Jemma Mckenzie-Brown) joins in the fun as the film's incredible new music and exciting dance numbers take maximum advantage of the big screen.

DGA Award-winning director and choreographer Kenny Ortega once again is at the helm for Walt Disney Pictures' upcoming film High School Musical: 3 for the big-screen, featuring all principal cast members from the two previous tween-phenomenon TV events; including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman.

High School Musical 2, the sequel to Disney's smash TV hit, premiered on the Disney Channel on August 17, 2007 and drew an estimated 17.2 million viewers on Friday night, making it the most-watched basic cable telecast ever and garnered the most tween viewership ever.



High School Musical premiered on Disney Channel on January 20, 2006, and became the highest rated original movie up until that time. It won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Children's Programming, and received two Emmy Awards (of its total 6 nominations), a DGA Award, an Imagen Award for Best Children's Program, and a Humanitas Prize nomination. The soundtrack received a Billboard Music Award for Soundtrack of the Year, and was nominated for an American Music Award in the Favorite Album (Pop/Rock) category. The film even earned an entry in the Guinness World Record Book as the first TV movie to deliver nine concurrent singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

List of the Highest Grossing Films in the Philippines

This is a short list of the fifteen Highest-Grossing movies of all-time in the Philippines,

based on actual Box-Office revenues in Philippine Peso (₱).

• Top Local & Foreign Movies

rank	Title of Movie	Box-Office Gross	Studio(s)	Year
1	Spider-Man 3	₱ 423.46 million	Sony/Columbia	2007
2	Titanic	₱ 320.58 million	Paramount	1997
3	Transformers	₱ 272.65 m illion	Paramount (Dream Works)	2007
4	Superman Returns	₱ 256.04 million	Warner Bros.	2006
5	Spider-Man 2	₱ 227.03 million	Sony/Columbia	2004
6	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	₱ 220.13 million	Warner Bros.	2007
7	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	₱ 209.35 million	Warner Bros.	2005
8	Spider-Man	₱ 195.65 million	Warner Bros.	2002
9	Sukob	₱ 186.41 million	Star Cinema	2006
10	A Very Special Love	₱ 180.00 million	Star Cinema and VIVA Films	2008
11	Ang Tanging Ina	₱ 177.82 million	Star Cinema	2003
12	Iron Man	₱ 174.18 million	Paramount	2008
13	X-Men: The Last Stand	₱ 167.17 million	Fox	2006
14	King Kong	₱ 165.90 million	Universal	2005
15	Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo	₱ 162.37 million	Star Cinema	2006

• Top Local Movies

rank	Title of Movie	Box-Office Gross	Studio(s)	Year
1	Sukob	₱ 186.41 million	Star Cinema	2006
2	A Very Special Love	₱ 180.00 million	Star Cinema and VIVA Films	2008
3	Ang Tanging Ina	₱ 177.82 million	Star Cinema	2003
4	Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo	₱ 162.37 million	Star Cinema	2006
5	One More Chance	₱ 152.79 million	Star Cinema	2007

YEARLY BOX-OFFICE

Here the no.1 movies for each year.

Year	No.1 Movie	Studio(s)
2008	currently, A Very Special Love	Star Cinema and VIVA Films
2007	Spider-Man 3	Sony/Columbia
2006	Superman Returns	Warner Bros.
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	Warner Bros.
2004	Spider-Man 2	Sony/Columbia
2003	Ang Tanging Ina	Star Cinema
2002	Spider-Man	Sony/Columbia

2008 TOP-GROSSING FILMS

• TOP 5 Foreign and Local Movies

  

rank	Title of Movie	Box-Office Gross	Studio(s)
1	A Very Special Love	₱ 180.00 million	Star Cinema and VIVA Films
2	Iron Man	₱ 174.18 million	Paramount
3	The Dark Knight	₱ 159.14 million	Warner Bros.
4	Caregiver	₱ 139.54 million	Star Cinema
5	For The First Time	₱ 134.70 million	Star Cinema

• Top 5 Local Movies

rank	Title of Movie	Box-Office Gross	Studio(s)
1	A Very Special Love	₱ 180.00 million	Star Cinema and VIVA Films
2	Caregiver	₱ 139.54 million	Star Cinema
3	For The First Time	₱ 134.70 million	Star Cinema
4	My Bestfriend's Girlfriend	₱ 101.26 million	GMA and Regal Films
5	When Love Begins	₱ 89.38 million	Star Cinema and VIVA Films

Ateneo, UP rise in 2008 world university rankings

Two local universities, the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and the University of the Philippines (UP), saw their rankings rise in The Times Higher Education - QS (THE-QS) World University Rankings 2008, a leading global ranking of higher education institutions.

In the overall rankings released Monday, Ateneo rose from number 451 in 2007 to number 254 this year, while UP rose from 398 last year to 276.

The THE-QS World University Rankings are based on data gathered in the following categories: peer academic review, recruiter review, international faculty ratio, international student ratio, student-faculty ratio, and research citations per faculty.

Ateneo had an overall score of 48.0 out of 100, up from 30.8 last year, while UP posted a 45.9 overall score, up from 34.7 last year.


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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/10/13/08/ateneo-rise-2008-qs-world-university-rankings

http://www.topuniversities.com/worlduniversityrankings/

42nd UFTAA Congress in Manila

Hundreds of tourism officials and travel agents worldwide are in the Philippines for the most prestigious travel conference in the world. Representatives from the world’s biggest travel associations and tour operators will gather in Manila for the 42nd United Federation of Travel Agents’ Associations (UFTAA) World Congress and General Assembly.

Called “Expanding Frontiers,” the five-day congress will start on Friday, Oct. 17, in Pasay City with United Nations World Tourism Organization Secretary General Francesco Frangialli leading the list of speakers.

More than 150 of the world’s leading travel and tour associations will be represented in the event.

Charice meets Mariah!

Raw footage from last night's Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation's Grand Slam for Children benefit concert showing teary-eyed Charice Pempengco, a 16-year-old Filipino singer, meeting her longtime idol Mariah Carey for the first time.

http://www.mariahdaily.com/news.shtml

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