MANILA, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013 – Isla Lipana & Co. has extended the voting date for ‘Philippine Gems’, the company’s project aiming to discover the Philippines’ top ten new travel destination, to September 15.
www.philippinegems.com has drawn nearly 40, 000 online votesThe tally will identify the 10 Philippine Gems out of the 25 shortlisted tourist spots.
The new Isla Lipana & Co. chairman, Atty. Alex Cabrera hopes that they will be able to increase awareness and appreciation of the beauty of the country. “By extending the voting period, we are providing every opportunity available to promote our country to our citizens and to the rest of the world.”
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“To add to this, local tourism offices and local government have been rallying and inviting their constituents to vote and support their sites. This positive effect we have been getting has inspired us to extend it to give more time for other sites to also rally their supporters,” Cabrera added.
The project seeks to promote natural wonders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. For ‘Philippine Gems’, Isla Lipana & Co. partnered with the Philippine Tourism Promotions Board (PTB) of the Department of Tourism (DOT) , and the University of the Philippines-Asian Institute of Tourism (UP-AIT). Other members of the screening committee were representatives from FleishmanHillard Manila, Management Association of the Philippines, travel blogger James Betia and media personalities Love Añover, Jing Lejano and Jose Javier Reyes.
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