Last September 7, 2018 the Philippine Geothermal Production Company, Inc.(PGPC) donated 12 packs of first aid kits to the Ecoguides of Sto. Tomas, Batangas through the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME). The kits will prove very useful in providing immediate and temporary medical care to visitors who will encounter …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Tayabak-babae” as the Plant of the Month for September 2018. Alpinia haenkei C. Presl., locally known as tayabak-babae belongs to family Zingiberaceae. It is native to the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is primarily found in the low and medium altitudes of the forest. In India, they used …
The Thai Embassy led by Ms. Urawadee Sriphiromya, Charge D’ Affaires of the Embassy, celebrated the 67th year of King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) on 30 July 2018. In his honor, the Thai Embassy in collaboration with the Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc., conducted a tree …
Livistona saribus (Lour.) Merr. ex. A. Chev popularly known as Tarau is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for August 2018. Tarau belongs to family Arecaceae widely distributed in Southern China, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Philippines. Its leaves are larger than Anahaw and are very good …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Pandakaki” as the Plant of the Month for July 2018. Tabernaemontana pandacaqui Poir, popularly known as pandakaki belongs to family Apocynaceae. It is also known as kampupot with banana bush as its English name. Pandakaki is a traditional medicine that can cure eczema, skin lesions, erectile dysfunction, fever, pain, …
In celebration of MCME’s 20th Year Anniversary, planting of edible, fruit bearing forest trees was done on 25th of June 2018 at the Fructus area of the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). Before the main event, a short program was held, started with welcome remarks from the Deputy Director of MCME, …