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01-13-2017, 04:00 PM
Nickelodeon's plans for an underwater Spongebob Squarepants attraction has sparked outrage
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Despite uproar from the local community, it appears Nickelodeon will push ahead with its plans to build an undersea attraction in Palawan — one of the Philippines' most pristine islands.
Nickelodeon first an**unced on Monday in a press release that it would be building an "undersea attraction and resort" on Palawan, as part of a 400-hectare development with Coral World Park (CWP).
Palawan Island is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and has been called the "last ecological frontier of the Philippines".
SEE ALSO: Great Barrier Reef has suffered its worst die-off ever recorded (http://mashable.com/2016/11/28/great-barrier-reef-coral-death/)
Nickelodeon said the attraction is planned to include some of its iconic characters such as Spongebob Squarepants and Dora the Explorer. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/13/nickelodeon-philippines-undersea-palawan/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Despite uproar from the local community, it appears Nickelodeon will push ahead with its plans to build an undersea attraction in Palawan — one of the Philippines' most pristine islands.
Nickelodeon first an**unced on Monday in a press release that it would be building an "undersea attraction and resort" on Palawan, as part of a 400-hectare development with Coral World Park (CWP).
Palawan Island is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and has been called the "last ecological frontier of the Philippines".
SEE ALSO: Great Barrier Reef has suffered its worst die-off ever recorded (http://mashable.com/2016/11/28/great-barrier-reef-coral-death/)
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