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Puerto Princesa Underground River

(photo from new7wonders.com)

Puerto Princesa Underground River The world's longest navigable subterranean river. Winding for over 24 km from Saint Paul Mountain Range, the river flows through an 8.2 km-long cave before directly draining into the sea. It has been named among the Seven Wonders of Nature.

Boracay Island

(photo from tourism-philippines.com)
Boracay Island A small island hemmed with superb fine-white-sand beaches. Boracay skyrocketed to no. 2 from among the world’s best beaches in Travelers’ Choice 2011, and snatched the 4th spot in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Islands: the best debut on record.

Sulu Sea

(photo from en.wikipilipinas.org)
Sulu Sea A sea that holds the highest concentration of marine life, making it the center of the center of the world's marine biodiversity. Nestled in the embrace of the country’s  westernmost islands, Sulu Sea houses in its midst the Tubbataha Reef, an extremely rich coral reef perched atop a long insular shelf that extends from the island of Panay.

Chocolate Hills

(photo from yodisphere.com)
Chocolate Hills Unique round hills of more than a thousand, spread over five towns in the island of Bohol. The grass dries off  the hills during summer, giving the kisses-like mounds their chocolate hue. The Chocolate Hills are a geological wonder whose creation has baffled the world to this day.

Masbate Island

(photo from ivanhenares.com)
Masbate Island An island that lies at the heart of the Philippine archipelago. Undulate mountains run the length of this V-shaped island, overlooking a coastline fringed with lush mangrove forests. This island province is home to sprawling cattle ranches.