Foresters and Forest Technicians of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) participated and attended the First Aid and Basic Life Support Training organized by the UPLB Occupational Health and Safety Standards Committee (CHSSC) of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs (OVCCA) held on 30 September 2019, …
Voacanga megacarpa Merr. also known as “Bayag-aso” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for October 2019. Bayag-aso belongs to family Apocynaceae endemic in the Philippines. Bayag-aso has a wide range of uses. It can be used as medicine to a variety of illnesses (i.e. bark, roots) and …
On 5 June 2019, the College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR) in cooperation with the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and Department of Forest Biological Sciences (DFBS), conducted the annual Field Test as the last streak of the three type test for aspirant Certificate in Forestry (CIF) students. …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for September 2019 is the “trailing watermelon begonia” or scientifically known as Pellionia repens (Lour.) Merr. It belongs to family Urticaceae. It is native to Singapore, Bhutan, India, Southern China, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The trailing watermelon begonia is …
The College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR) welcomed the New Freshman for Academic Year 2019-2020 last 6 August 2019 through a convocation held at the Nicolas P. Lansigan Auditorium, Florencio Tamesis Hall, College of Forestry and Natural Resources , University of the Philippines Los Banos, College, Laguna. Right after …
Leea guineensis G.Don also known as “Mali-mali” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for August 2019. Mali-mali belongs to family Vitaceae and is widely distributed in the Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia and in the Philippines. Mali-mali has a wide range of uses. It can be used as medicine …