Govt campaigns for Vigan in penultimate stage of wonder cities search

Use the web or your cell phone.

On this note, the government has started an online campaign to vote for Vigan in Ilocos Sur as one of the world's new seven wonder cities.

State-run Philippine Information Agency posted on its Twitter account two ways to support Vigan's bid for the distinction.

The first way is to log on to http://n7w.com/en/cities and vote, while the second is to text VIGAN and send to 29290777.

Earlier this week, Vigan advanced to the next round of an international seartch for the world's new seven wonder cities.

New7Wonders Cities said Vigan is among the 21 finalists voted through to the next round of the campaign.

Aside from Vigan, the 20 other official finalists include:

Bangkok, Barcelona, Beirut, Chicago, Doha, Durban, Havana, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, La Paz, London, Mendoza, Mexico City, Mumbai, Perth, Quito, Reykjavik, Saint Petersburg, Seoul, and Shenzhen.

Filipinos and tourists who have experienced the beauty of Vigan may want to vote for it in the penultimate voting stage that will run until Oct. 7.

After Oct. 7, the list will be further narrowed to 14, and the 7 Official New7Wonders Cities will be revealed on December 7. — Joel Locsin /LBG, GMA News