The island municipality of Pilar in Cebu was chosen as one of the ten finalists in the Global Solution Search for Top Community-Based Marine Conservation Projects sponsored by Rare Conservation and National Geographic.
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This qualifies the municipality to win $20,000 if chosen to be the overall winner in the ongoing search via on-line v.........oting and a video exposure on National Geographic’s Ocean website.
There were more than 100 entries submitted from 48 countries while three entries come from the Philippines.Of the country’s three entries, only the municipality of Pilar made it to the top ten and is one of the two finalists from Asia.
How to Vote
The public can vote for the winner at www.solutionsearch.org or at www.rareplanet.org and go to the “Solution Search” tab.
The on-line voting started Wednesday right after the announcement of top ten finalists and will run up to December 24, 2011.
The winners will be announced on January 6, 2012 and the awarding will be held in Washington, D.C. in the Unites States of America.See More