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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
National Capitat Region
DTVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS
Quezon City, Metro Manila
IrlIif(i!ltIt
August 15,20ll
DIVISION MEMORANDI.]M
No.
J+7
, s.2011
DISSEMINAfiON OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION NO.
To:
1S2
Assistant Schools Division Superintendents
Division/District Supervisors
Principals, PublicfPrivate Elementary and Secodary Sclpols
Head Teacher#Teachers In
-
Charge
Attached is DepEd NCR Memorandum No. 234, s. 20ll dated August 8, 2011 entitled
"Dissemination of Presidential Proclemetion No. 182' which is self * explanatory, for the
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inforrnation and guidance
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ofall
concemed.
Auention is invited to paragraph no.2 ,3, 4 and
5
Immediate and wide dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
coRAzoN c. RUBro, cESo Yr
Schools Divis ion Superintendent
Incl.: NONE
Reference: DepEd Mernorandm
Allotment
No. I 38,
s. 201
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To be indicated
uader
intb
Psoetr:allndex
tle following
CAMPAIGN
OIMICIALS
SUPERVISORS/IR
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LEGBIIIIIONS
scH(x)rs
:;i of Educafioj
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Kepublika ng Pilipinas
(Republic of the Philippines)
KAGAWARAN NG
(DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA
PAMBANSANG X'UNONG
( N AT r O N AL C AP ITAL REd/ONl\
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MEMORANDUM
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,s. 2011
DISSEMINATION OF
,TtoN NO. 182
To: Schools Division Superintendents
School Heads, Public and Private Schools
1. Enclosed are DepEd Memorandum No. 138, s.2011 entitled'Dissemination of
Presidential Proclamation No. 182' and a lefter from Br. Armin A. Luistro, Secretary,
Department of Education, the contents of which are both self-explanatory.
2.
This Office requests all schools divisions, public and private schools' officials,
teachers, students and other stakeholders to support this' nationwide campaign for the
Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature
(N7WN) through mobile phone texting or intemet. Text: PPUR Send to: 2861 all networks or
logged on www.new7wonders.com,.
3.
All votes of the school officials, teachers, students and other stakeholders are to be
reported to the school principals who will then submit a report to their respective Schools
Division Superintendent. The Ofiice of the Schools Division Superintendent is tasked to
summarize all schools reports and submit a report to the Regionat Office in a weekly basis
on the total number of texters/emailed. ln turn, the Regional Office will consolidate all the
division reports and will submit to the DepEd Central Office the aforesaid report every end of
the month until November 10, 2A11.
4.
For an easy monitoring of the campaign, please submit to the Regional Office the
name of the Division FocalPerson for PPUR-N71ffN.
5.
6.
For more information visit the website',,-*ivw Du*it+r,:nde€rcuRdrivei.!r::I
Wide and immediate dissemination of this Memorandum to the field is desired.
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RTZALTNO JO#yf . ROSALES
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chief Ad mirii'strative
OIC-Office of the Asst. Regional Director
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Officer-ln-Charge
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: As stated
Reference: DepEd Memorandum No. 138, s.2011
Altotment : 1
To be indicated inthe
under the following subjects:
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CAMPAIGN
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LEGISLATIONS
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OFFICIALS
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Edueation
DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasrg City
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DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. l3B , s.2011
DISSEMII'{ATION OF PR,ESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION NO. 182
To:
Uncter-se cr etaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
l)irectors of Services, Centers and Heads of Units
Sch ools Divi si on / Cit,v Superintenden.ts
Heads, Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools
Ail Others Concenred
1.
For the information ancl guidance of all concernecl, enclosed is ar copy of
Presidential Proclahration No. 182 dated June 3, 2011 entilled "Declan,'in91 cL
National and, Internation.cLl Promotion Campaign.
far the Pu.efto Prin.cesa
Underground Riuer as One of the Neu; Seuen Wonders
o.f
Nctture," rvhich is self-
expla]]atory.
2.
Immediate dissemination of this Memo::andum is desired.
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BTT. AIiMITT A. {UTSTR.O F'SC
SecrelarY
Enci.:
As stated
Kelei'ence:
None
Tu be indicaLed in the Perpel.ual Index
uncier tire following sr-rbjects:
CAMPAiGN
LEGI-SLATIONS
OFFICIALS
SCIlOOLS
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DR. ELENA R, RUIZ
OlC, Office of the Regienal Directo,
DepED Nationel Capital Hagion
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Que:on City
Dear rrrector Rulrr
to the National Prompt,- {a!niraigr for the Puerto Princesa
r-;nderground River
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(PPUR) as one of the New Seven Wonc- "t{ '|ratu,l {lr7WN)
DeptD l/emo No. 150, s,
yaur ".e;:on, This is w,:h'
n'aterialg
for
2011, we are sending bookmarks and other c€mp:irr
the hspe that it would somehow help in the moves thar .r are dolng ior t[ e purpose '
Pursuant
Relatlvely, may w€ requert thet this Office be furnished with the uf,dai?s fron-, yc rr Region
regardlng the campalgn lncluding the nurnber of votel tent every enc; of ,6a *qn1lr until
November 10. 2011. Klndly lndlcete also the name of your PPUR-N7Wl,l Foca; Person. Please
send your updates/submission through Teiefax No, {02} 6373093,
Thank you so tnuch and God Biess,
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june 28, 201i
DR. ELENA R. RUIZ
OlC - Regional Director
Department r:f Education - National Capital R.egion
Ivlisamis St., Bago Bantay, Quezon City
Dear Dir. Ruiz,
In line rviih the Proclamation issued by President Benigno Simeon Aquinc lil ceclan*.s a
ttltictrai ;;iici international promotion campaign for the Puerto Princesii lJr:dergrcr:ud
liiver ar; ons oI the New Seven Wonders of Nature, I would like to e:rjoin evervone's
acdl'e p;*icipation in this initiative.
'l he Depa:'tnrent
of Education is a member of the Puerto Princesa Uudergr ound Ri,et'
lPPURJ Campaign Task Force together with other government agencics and thc private
sector and I have assured, them of our full support knowing that I cali r:ouni on ijech of
you ta run this campaign in your respective regions.
Based on the information generated from the NTWN website, I'utrt"l; i:]r"1:lcl'r;a
Underground River is already among the TOP 5 in the search and ha"ving becn regaiiieci
as the "texting capital of the world", I arn confidenl we can do even better.
In the following da'/s we will lre leleasing a memo n'ith the lineup of suggested
aciivities that niay L',e implementecl in schools to sttirport this campaign, Meanrvhile, !
encoi.lrage you to share the information aitached herewith to all school officials so that
they too may share the exciting nerv discovelies making the Undergrouncl River a sfrr-rng
contender for the search.
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New'7 Wonder;s:ol',Na'tu6 (N7Wt\) is ar global polting carn;raign
stafted,V,VflHryF+stltlq
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concJuclecl:tlle I'lebal:.polling cainrpatgn in searclr of llre Nu-w 7 VVorrclers ol'ilre World, an
innovative:;inarkgiirl,g'pto,granr that yielded trenrenclr:Llti €)corrorlic, social ancl tourisnr
lrenel'its to tlre wlilning, host countries;
WHFRHASilfrie;l an initia!,list oJ over *J.00 looatiorrs i,irour:rcl the woilcl, the Puerlo
PrinQesa;'Unctql$mnd',Rivbr is the lone finalisl. frorrr tlie Philippines ancl now counls
'lhe, fqi?,..: ,,qf [he 28 Official liinalist Canclicli,rtes, selectecl ,by a panel of
3nlong
international expenls,lr:qm a list of 7,7 Qet]tenclers via.$-re :lirst ror-rncl o.f glolral voting frorn
2007 to 2010;
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WHERFA$,. tl?F 8.2 kilomeler long Frlqrto Pr:incesa Urrctergrounc{ River, famed
30 million Yesls, ago, 'is consiclerecl the longjest unclergror-rnd river in ,1.he world, with
unique arrcl or.t,{qtancling scientil'ic, biologicai arrcl geological 'tearlr-rres 'lhat rnerited its
':'being recognized as a UNHSCO,World Fleritage Site in Decernber 1999 and being
'"declat,ed a$ a fil,ationhl Geological lVlorrrlmenl in Decerlber.2003;
WI1EREAS, inclusiorr in the 28 Qlf icial Finalisf Cancliclaies iras rnade the Purerlo
Princesa Undergrouncl River worlcl-renownecl ancl is starting to attraet international
interdst that will benefit the Philippile tourism inclurslry as a'1 wlrole with its synergistic
effeets;
VVhIEREAS, more than ot1e billion peaple ail over the worlcl are expected to vo'Le
by phpne, internet or text/snrstjn the eelection of the NTWN; tlrai will close on 10
Novepber 20'l 1;
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WHEREA$, tlre competitiori is getting stronger ancl [here is now a greater need
for the Philippines to'aggrepg.ively promo'fe and caulpaigtr ngr_fhe Pr-rerto Princesa
'11 November
, Unclergrouncl River to ens,ure thal il is proclaimecl as'o'ne o1 tlre NTWN on
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VUI{EREA$, the Philippines has over 30 nrillion in'ienrel. rlu"r*l anc) 7.7 million
'moUilelpfrone
s,.rnscribers who, togetherwiilr the rnillionu ol l::ilipirros all svelthe.world,
sh r,rlci,be macle aware ancl,encerlragedi,'Ap..q rnallel o[ natirrrral pricle and patriotism, to
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by lhe Chairllerqon utlon tlte recornmetrclation of
the lVlayor o'l the City cri lrr"re;rto Pritrcesa
SECTIOtt{ 4. Assistarrce. Alt govenril'tsrri oflices errrcl irtstrunrentalities,
inclucling government-owned ancl -controllecl co16rorrrtiorrs (GOCCs). slrall aetively
pafiicipate in the canrpaign arrrd provicle support erncl ussir:1.rrrce. Ir.r tlre PPUR-N7WN
Carnpaigrr Tasl< For;ce. 'flre private secLor arrcl 'tlre.pr-rblic eit lurgr: are lil<ewise enjoined
to suppor:t thqcanrpaig.n.
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SECTlOtrl 5. Reporting. 'flre PPUIT-N7WN Cirinpail..lri
directed 'to sul:nrit regrllar reports to tlre l]resiclenl, [l'rlou5;lt the llxectrtive $ecretary, on
a monthly basis oI as often as necessaty, onthe s'te*r-rs r:f 'tfre ci,rrnl:aigtr and tlre ranking
o1 Pgerto Prinqesd Unclergrourncl River among the canclida'les oi the NTWN
lN VVITr{ESS WI.IEREOF, I have hereunto
the Republic of the Philippines to be afl'ixecl,
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DONE, in the city of M3nila, tltis
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Associazione Crrlturale Esplorazioni Geogrnliche
PALAWAN 201 1 EXPtrDITION
PRELIh,IINARY R.tsPORT
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The Saint Paul karst atea iurd ths Puerto Princesa Sobterranean lUvul hirvc been the objuct
of sevcral
geographical anci caving erpeditions caried out b5, the ltaiian Spcleologicai
Socieg, (19'S9, lggl) and,
loter on, by the geographical associrrion La Vcnt* (2000, 2007: 200S). Su,rr* of the researchers have
acconrpanied the project since rhe beginning.
During Febnrary-March 20l 1 La Vcnt"t has carriod out iifiodrer exircc{ition, rvith rhe followirrg aims:
L survov of tho so.r1'h-e;rstenr regio' of th,;r sainr parrl riclge
of coasral caue syster',rs (Littie unciergro.incl River')
!l* investigation
erploration and survel'of tho undergraund River unstern branches
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exploration and surve-v of the upper sector of Mount s't. parrl
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explo'ation rurd survey of ti:e Nagbit*ka rogior (northe*r put)
Cave exploratiorr
.Puerto Prin cesa S u btetdn ean Ri,-er
Tle PPSR is composed bJr a main activc branch (that is tire runlcrgrcund rivcr itself), for a rcral ienght of
8.2 knrs fi'on the lnflow to the main entmnc.: (Outf'lorr'), and scries ot'tbssil (cir1,) npper gaficries
representing thc ancicnt courss of the river. Thi: total developrnenf of tlie curclergrouncl syste*, befors the
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begiu:riug of the expeciition, sumned up to 25.kms.
The exploration of a siclc branch discoverecl by rhe GAIA Exploration Club iu 2003 lias aJlowsd tile
mapping of ftrrther 4,5 kms of huge galleries, naurecl "i50 Years" ro rccall tbe ar:nivelsary of tbc
fouadation of our country (186i-2011). Along rirose gnlleries, astoulding cnlcitc h,ciictiics (crystal
foniutions) wsre discovered, so denonstrating that the PPSll, in spitc of prcvious belio{i, is extremcly
important ir.lso from thc poirrt of vielv of speleotherns,(sce lvlineraiogy arici Spcicothems).
Fruther explordion anel mapping werg carried out in othcr sicle brauchos of thc cave, nillrely the Mrlcl
Galleries -and the Austri*iiurs' Intet. for s.'totid of ap1:roximately 2.5 krns.
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the Liule Undergrouncl Rivcr (LUtt). ltlire cave orves i1s nnme to its resen.blance rvith the wsll-I$own
PPS& even if srrnller in size. The &cccss to the cave is not easy anclma,v bc csuernclv cliurgcrcus in case
of rough sea couditions. since the entrance is placed atthe cenhc of asmall ba1,, ,1it*.t,t inflrrcriced by
the lvarres iurd. tlre tides. Due to this rcasorl, the cave had uevsr bcrrn seriorrslt"explored antl nrnppod, TIre
201 I expcdition has leti to ths expiorarion and rnapping of fi.rrthcr 2 kms r:f gallcries. so bringing the total
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e, the scientists and explorers of the La Venta Esploraziorri Geografiche, explored and
researched the Puerto Princesa Underground River extensively inthe years 2000, 2007,
2008 and 2011.
While the main active branch, or the nrain undergiouncl river irself. hars a total length of
8.2 kms, from the inflow to the outilow (or the main entrance of tourists), thus far, the total
exploration has mapped out more than 30 kms of total developrnent of the undergror:nd
system.
Along ihese galleries, astounding calcite helictites or crystal fornrations, were
discovered, demonstrating that the Puerto Princesa Untlerground River is indeed
extremely important from the point of view of speleothems and cave rninerals, rnaking
this karst system truly exceptional worldwide.
aving studied the hydrodynamics and the hydrochemistry of the Puerio Princesa
Underground River, having conducted micro-meteorological researches, having
completed some topographic surveys, whidh unearthed interesting morplrologies and,
finally, having conducted a paloontological study on several bones discovered
embedded in one of the cave walls, we hereby declare that the Puertq Princesa
Underground River is a True Wonder of Nature that can be considered one of the most
fascinating tourist attraclions in the world today.
This official declaration by the La Venta confirms the following main areas of interesifor
tourists to marvel at the Puerto Princesa Underground River;
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The Puerto Princesa Underground River represents one of the mosi inrportant
underground estuaries in the entire world.
The Puerio Princesa Underground River hosts a corrrplex end valuable karst
ecosystem.
The Puerto Princesa Underground River is a cave vritl'r a very high arnount of
"energy" to help offset the impact of touiism.
The Puerto Princesa Underground River contains scientifically and aesthetically
unique speteothems.
The Puerto Princesa UncJerground River hosts peculiar macro and micro karst
morphologies.
The Puerto Princesa Underground River hosts a unique, 1 in a billion probability
of existence and discovery, well-preserved fossil of a sea rnanlmal of the
Miocene Age, contirmed by our paleontologists as a Sirenia.
This official declaration by the La Venta Explorazioni Geografictte is given to the Filipino
People this 6ttr day of June, 2011
On Behalf of the La Venta Exploration Team
DR. LEONARDO PICCINI
MR. ANTONIO DE VIVO
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Scientist Coorclinator
Project Leader
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Puerlo Princesa Underground River (PPUR) has made it to the final rpund and is now the
Philippines' official nominee to the New 7 wonders of Nature (N7wN) campaign. the
officiai website for PPUR is http://www.pubrto,undglqio,$Ldriver.corn.
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The Underground River, located about 50 km north of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, is an
8.2-km navigable underground river - the longest in the world. lt features limestone
formations of stalactites and sta.lagmites, and flows directly into the South China Sea.
It is designated a core area for the Palawan Biosphere Reseive under the Man and Biosphere
Program. Ln recognition of its globally slgnificant natura[pr:pperties, the PPUR was inscribed
December 4, L999 tothe United Nations Educationai;Scintific and Cultural Organization's
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(UNESCq List of Natural World Heritage S,ites. ths.t?iption to the list confirms the exceptiona!
and universal valueofthesitethatdeserve, lsbsprotectedforthebenefitof all humanity.
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President Benigno 5. A.quino lll, together with'Puerto Princesa Mayor Eclward S. Hagedorn,
visited PPUR last February 9, 20LL.
other finalists in the global poll to select the top T.natural
wonders.:lhe campaign begi'ri:in.,e007, and is now on its third and final round oi votlng
PPUR is competing against 27
before the official announcement of ririnners on November l-L, 20LL. Last day of voting is midnight
ofNovember !O,ZOl^!To vote via email: log on to www.newTwonders,com
To vote via sms: write PPUR, PPURT or ppUnfS to sighify your number of votes then
send to: 286L ( all networks in the Philippines
)
To vote via sms in other countries: write PPUR then send to the.following - ln Canada 177077|,ln
Australia (19788555), in UAE (3888), in South Kor:ea (001-1588-7715), in South Africa {34874).
in Poland write PUERTO then send to (71-55),and in Taiwan write N7W PPUR then send to (55123).
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accurac]" The data colloction is ther: really
huge. irncl rlic anah,sis lras.just beg1p. Nuyer.theicss we
alrcady. stolo sonle basic points.
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lhe iuterual airllor'r' is ver]' comi:lcx, mainly coutrolled by
extei-nal touu)cruruflj, bLrt it is possibtc to sue
also dcpetrdences fiom pressure &nd cxreinal
air luuniility, an etlbci nsvcr striciicd bctbrc. 'i1,pical
airflorvs are iuortnci 50-1i0 nr3/s. For .on parisorr,
typicai *r' nlro, or ;igl-,.u]e* nrr"no rhe rvorJcl aro l"l-he
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nr3/s'
iigure.shotl"s its dirtctiou inul*r=ion, iurciits
conrplextimc vuriatio' of slort tin"u: scnjr:.
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show ir sr,rclclen drop arouucl x:.?500 (ueiu: Clrocociile-Gypsrrnr
gaileries)$4rere ciuring <lur opcrations it rvas always possiblc io
observc a stationary clouci. 'Ihis sr:enrs [o
irtdictrtc thal in this rogion there is a coJcler air lnflorv from upper gnlli:r'ies, pois:ibly
conlsctcci r,vitlr
branchcs cJiscovered duriug Palirwan 2011. The ,.*prrniiu. uariatiou in,Jl
ctuys is less tjrng 0.j ,,C,
unexpectedly concentratsd ia thc most intilrneg,parts. :
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karsr (tropical karsfs like the St. Paul illea arg consiic{erecl antoug titc most clilticult t, ,*lt* aic{ climb
on;,
rhe top of St. Paul Dorne n'as reachecl on March Zl-t ?01t, bv a tcarn composec{ of 6lraliurs,2 par{c
r.an9ers urd 4 iocal guicles. The ciirrib to Mt. St Patrl gele the opportruriry ru iuru.5, a r,?rst iuco sot,tir of
-1r*
rhe mtrin nrassifl namelS' Binzurg Bangan, ancl verifl itre existenCo of ortrsc caves.
ar.,rnt t0 thc top
also revcaled thc presertce of cav{l gntranc€s rhar r.vill be investigared jn tho ncar firtyrc.
Cartogrtphy
of rh,: cxpcdition several c&rrro erln'ances \.vcre re-geopositiorr,:d tlirr*s to h.igh precision
DGPS instnulcnts. l'hc sanrc was done on top of St, -.Paul Donre, ieiched fbr th{, first tirrre with the
,
La the co$lso
positiotiug of
tr
gcodetic nail.
Topograpidcal utd geological urq:ping reprcsentod an integral parr of thc orpedirion activitics.
Paleontology
Sec dedicared rcport.
Palawan 201.1 teanr members
Autolio De Vivo, Lsonardo Piccini, Aivisc Beiotti, Coriac{o
Conca, Giovaurni ,Bndino. Caetano Bolclrini,
Ciula Corongiu, Paolo Forti, Massirno Liverani, Alessio Rom€o, Narralino ll.usso, Francesco Sauro, Silvia
Arlca, Onuu' Belior,i, Jose lvkuia Calatbrra, Iticczu'do De.Luca, Jo Dc Wasle, Lucr Ganclollb, Lirctr
lmpcrio, Fr.rlvio lorio, Valentina lv{alcapi,.Giar.npaolo Marianneili, Stetitno fv{arighctti, Ancirca lvluzzctii,
Danielit Perni, Siria Panichi, Ivtichele Pazzttti,lvlarco Taverniti, fu1, Tornnasi, Sonia Zucchini
PPSR.Ptu'k Personnel itncl locll guides irorn Ocljongtn, Cabrryugurr, li'wtgo, Kayasau
Patror{ge and Slrortsors
.
City of Pucrto Princesa
Pucrto Plincesa Subtelrar:ean River Nntional Piuk
Societi Speleologica Italiana
Club Alpino ltaliano
Univcrsi'r1, oI Flc:ence
Universiry of ISologna
Universitl' ol'Turiu
.
-Forino, Dolonrj tc, GT-Lins
lvlastrsl, lntennatica, New Foods
-fechnologius"
Chelab, Al lemano
Tnrlble
Planetek, Anphibior.rs, I(o rda's
lll.ain issues of intere,st of the Puerto Princesa Subterrirneitn River
The Llnd.crgrouncl Ril,er Slstem prosents suoh psculisr f0aturos irs to nr;rkc it uuiquc n,ithin thc nlain
q,orldr,r,idc karst contsxts. Furthermore, thc fact that if is also zur important shorv cat'c visitecl yeuly by
hund.rsds of ttror.rsanci tourists increiscs its intercst" as it r,t'olks as a lllcetn to s1:ruad tlrc scierrtific
knorvledgc to the vast pubiic; bssides, it rspresents an exilnpte of goocl $s',: o[ nittttt$l piienonrenn,
aliowilg also thc people ofl Pnlarvlut to livs a socio-econonlic developmern respectful of tlte cuvirounrent.
6 - The Puerto Pr-incesr Subterranean lliver hosts n ver5, lvell preservccl lossil o[ a
ruamnral of the Oligo-Miocene Age.
sea
ln thc cotllso of a tccent Ll Vcnta exploration tirc fossil oJ: an .Eoconic ruinnnrirJ rr'as d.iscor.e rcd: it is
pertectly co:rsoryed utd outorups fiorn tire r-val.l of 'thc galler.1. not 1iu'liom thc totrrist tour liniit. What js
exceptiona"l irbout tiris tincling is thc f'act that thc fbssil (an cxtrcrneiv rarc rhiug itsclf) is in perftct
conditions illd pructicalll' totally' eiposccl chrs to e]'osiou anci cliflbrcririal ktrrst Jissolution, that have
removed the limestone and iEfl the boncs untouched cllre to their partial
lrhosllhErre contslrt.
llvcu rf lhe issrrcs rcgflld.ing tlio karst syslcm oic nutubcric.ss, tri) trelicvc rhr,t t'.h,.u \\c h,.\',js irerc shortty
listed rnol- cleirrly' liighfigit ttro urcspiioual scicntilic tr.ucl acstlrctic nrtr.:rc-sr of thc Puerro Princcse
Subterrurean Rivcr.
La Ventir - Esptorazioni Geogratiche
via Prianro Tron 35F
3
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The Puerto Princesa Subtennnenn River Nationsl Park
is
located about 50 km north
Princesta, Palawan, PhilWines.
of the city of puerto
It features a
limestone
karst mauntain landscape with an 8.2 km. navigable
underground river, A distircguishing _feature af the river is
that it winds through a cave before flowing directly into
the South China Sea. It includes major formations of
stalactites and stalagmites, and several large chambers.
.The lower portion
of the river is subject to tidat
influences. The underground river ls reputed to be the
world's longest. 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, and squirrels
their niche on the beach near the cave.
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