Kuya Kim Pencil by Pandayan
Be among the first to use the Kuya Kim Pencil by Pandayan, now available in all the forty-five branches of Pandayan Bookshop. This pencil signifies two things. First, it supports the survival of the Philippine Eagle. For every pack of three pencils sold, one peso will go to the Philippine Eagle Foundation. Second, it embodies the highest standards of pencil making. Pandayan outsources the manufacture of the Kuya Kim Pencil by Pandayan to Amspec, the long-time maker of the best pencils in the country .
Kuya Kim is an avid supporter of the Philippine Eagle Foundation and dreams of the day, together with many Filipinos, when the population of the Philippine Eagle increases way beyond the endangered point.
Underground River – New Seven Wonders of the World
Manila/Philippines, Zurich/Switzerland: Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) is now confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Making the announcement in Manila, Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, congratulated the people of the Philippines for supporting their national finalist in the global campaign.
Puerto Princesa Underground River is located some 50km north of the city of Puerto Princesa, on Palawan island in the Philippines. It consists of a limestone karst mountain landscape, several large chambers containing significant formations of stalactites and stalagmites, and an 8.2 km. navigable underground river that winds through a cave before flowing directly into the West Philippine Sea. At the exit, a flawless lagoon is framed by ancient trees growing right to the water’s edge.
In alphabetical order, the provisional New7Wonders of Nature announced on 11 November 2011 are: Amazon, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Princesa Underground River and Table Mountain. Following Jeju Island, PPUR is the second to be confirmed on a preliminary basis, as New7Wonders has now completed the telephone voting validation in the Philippines. The remaining five provisional New7Wonders of Nature are currently undergoing the three steps of the verification process, namely the national voting validation, the global voting calculation confirmation by an independent audit firm, and the preparation and implementation of the Official Inauguration ceremonies.
















The greatest weight lifted with a human tongue is 12.5 kg (27 lb 8.96 oz) by Thomas Blackthorne (UK) who lifted the weight hooked through his tongue on the set of El Show Olímpico, in Mexico City, Mexico, on 1 August 2008. Source
The record for the longest distance walking over hot plates is 22.90 m (75 ft 1 in) and was achieved by Rolf Iven (Germany) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 18 April 2009. Source
The largest horn circumference on a steer measured 95.25 cm (37.5 in) on 6 May 2003 and belong to Lurch, an African watusi steer owned by Janice Wolf (USA) of Gassville, Arkansas, USA. Sadly, Lurch died at 3 p.m. on 22 May 2010 of a cancer at the base of one of the horns. The