Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) has been officially confirmed as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. Bernard Weber, the founder of New7Wonders announced on Saturday. Reputed to be the longest navigable underground river in the World, Puerto Princesa Underground River’s achievement will further boost tourism in the Philippines. It’s definitely “more fun in the Philippines” with this good news.

Six new dog breeds Debuts at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2012…Even if you are not a dog owner you wouldn’t want to miss one of the best sports show on tv, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2012 which will happen at Madison Square Garden Feb. 13 and 14. Six new breeds will debut at the show which bring the total number of breeds to 185 competing this year.

SNAKE NAMED MATILDA: MATILDA’S HORNED VIPER, WORLD’S NEWEST SNAKE NAMED AFTER A 7-YEAR-OLD GIRL…Matilda, a cute, sweet sounding name for the world’s newest known snake species that looks really scary. Matilda’s Horned Viper, discovered in a remote part of Tanzania, East Africa two years ago, has a striking yellow and black scales, slitted green eyes, and two spiky horns. Tim Davenport…

7.3 QUAKE: JANUARY 11, 2012 EARTHQUAKE TRIGGERED PANIC AND BRIEF TSUNAMI WARNING IN INDONESIA…A 7.3 quake shook the province of Aceh and its surrounding areas early Wednesday, prompting people to panic as officials issue the routinely tsunami warnings for quakes over 7 magnitude.

BLACK NAZARENE PROCESSION 2012: OVER 600 INJURED, NO CELLPHONE SIGNAL DURING NAZARENE FEAST…More than 600 devotees of the Black Nazarene were injured during the procession in Manila on Monday. Meanwhile, mobile subscribers in certain parts of Manila especially in the route of the procession experienced loss of signal due to security measures conducted by the government.

$736,000 TUNA IN TOKYO AUCTION (VIDEO)…Kiyoshi Kimura paid 56.49 million yen ($736,000) for a bluefin tuna in the first auction of the year at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market, breaking the old record for the most expensive tuna in Tokyo. Pricey Sushi: Tuna Fetches Record $736,000 (Video)

MAYAN CALENDAR DECEMBER 21, 2012 END OF THE WORLD PHENOMENON NOT TRUE – MAYAN TIMEKEEPER LEONZO BARRENO EXPLAINS…Since it’s already 2012, the excitement about the supposed end of the world on December 21, 2012 have been building up. Many say that the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar also means we will all die like what you saw in the doomsday movie “2012.″ But, a Mayan timekeeper dismissed the idea, saying it’s just the end of a calendar count not the apocalypse.

JAPAN EARTHQUAKE JANUARY 1, 2012: MAGNITUDE 7.0 QUAKE JOLTS JAPAN ON NEW YEAR’S DAY…Another powerful earthquake hits Japan and it happened exactly on New Year’s Day. The quake which has a magnitude 7.0 rocked the eastern part of Japan. No damage or injuries were reported and it did not generate a tsunami.

In Japan, vending machines can be found in every corner but free Wi-Fi is very rare. Enter Asahi’s new vending machine. This new machine not only dispenses drinks but also offers free Wi-Fi, problem solved for those in Japan who want constant internet access.

Mega Millions: The winning ticket in the December 27, 2011 Mega Millions drawing, with an estimated $206 million jackpot was sold in King Kullen, a grocery store in Middle Island, Long Island New York.

Jordan Romero, 15, from California, has become the youngest person to climb the highest mountains on each of the seven continents after summiting Antarctica’s Mount Vinson Massif with a team that included his father and stepmother over the weekend.

Chacon, Guatemala City’s Santa Claus. Anyone can be Santa Claus. Guatemala City firefighters have been distributing presents to poor children living under the Belize Bridge during Christmas season for 13 years, according to a report by Reuters. In the photo below, you can see excited children living in the slum because Guatemalan firefighter Hector Chacon dressed as Santa Claus, is coming down to town December 18, 2011.

Five days after Typhoon Sendong hit northern Mindanao, rescuers recovered more bodies from the sea. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)said the death toll has reached more than 1,000, some of the bodies were retrieved from the coastal waters of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, the hardest-hit areas.

GOOGLE’S ‘LET IT SNOW’ GIVES US A WHITE CHRISTMAS, DIGITALLY…Cool right? The Google “Let it Snow” trick brings snowflakes falling on the screen then frosting it up. Drag your mouse pointer to wipe it, make your name, or draw on it, just like what you do on a window glass during winter.

ROBIN LIM, A FIL-AM MIDWIFE NAMED CNN HERO OF THE YEAR 2011…Robin Lim, a Fil-Am midwife, was named the CNN Hero of the Year 2011 in a ceremony held on Sunday night at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Alien Skull? Here’s another possible evidence that aliens do exist. An alien skull found in Peru has baffled anthropologists and agreed that it is not a human being. Some believed that the alien skull must have been the remains of a hydrocephalic child. Another possible explanation for its unusual shape is the process called “cranial deformation.” Alien skull Peru can it finally prove the existence of aliens?

King James Bible: The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams preached at a Thanksgiving Service for the 400th anniversary of the 1611 Authorized (King James) translation of the Bible and has paid tribute to its “extraordinary” and “abiding importance.” The creation of the 1611 Authorized King James Bible…

Benetton: Barack Obama, Hu Jintao and other World leaders kiss… Benetton “Unhate” campaign presented on Nov. 16, 2011 is gaining world buzz for its shock value that features fake images of opposing world leaders kissing intimately. Among them Pope Benedict XVI and Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb.

Sun Drop Diamond Set a World Record. The world’s biggest yellow diamond found in South Africa last year will now land in the hands of its first owner. An anonymous telephone bidder paid a record $10.9M for the 110.3-carat gem called the Sun-Drop Diamond, Sotheby’s said. With commission and taxes, the buyer paid $12.4 million for the pear-shaped biggest yellow diamond that have dazzled people who have seen it.

Halong Bay, Puerto Princesa Underground River, Amazon, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Komodo, and Table Mountain are the the New7Wonders of Nature that have achieved their provisional status. Congrats Philippines and Puerto Princesa Underground River, a UNESCO heritage site.