The Heritage City of Vigan has made it to the top 21 official finalists competing for a spot in the New 7 Wonders – Cities of the World. The announcement came last July 8, 2014 by Mr. Bernard Weber, Founder – President of the New 7 Wonders. Vigan is among the finalists which 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 Shenz.
Vigan beat other big cities in the running for the New 7 Wonders Cities of the World such as Athens in Greece, Casablanca in Morocco, Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Prague in Czech Republic, Quito in Ecuador, Vancouver in Canada, and Kyoto in Japan.
Vigan City Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina thanked all Bigueños and Filipinos around the world for helping Vigan in its bid for the New7 Wonders Cities of the world. She said that the City Government of Vigan will bring the campaign to a higher platform as campaign materials like tarpaulins will be posted on major roads like EDSA in Metro Manila to generate more support. Mayor Eva added that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has allowed Vigan to use the MMDA billboards for its campaign. The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has also approved the placement of promotional materials in all airports and seaports nationwide The campaign now enters its next voting stage which will run until October 7 when the list of 21 will be reduced to 14. The official list will be announced on December 7. To vote log in to www.n7w.com/en/cities, text VIGAN10 to 29290777 or through International Phone Voting with these numbers; 881821611990, 881921611990, 8821622774600, 88216101688, 8821622776600, 34902735471, 447589975201, 447559583500 & 447559121023.//joanne