In preparation for the Make It Makiling! 2019, the Batangas Coordinators headed by Foresters Valeriana O. Barredo-Parducho and Myranel S. Canceran invited the Batangas volunteers to a preliminary meeting on 11 March 2019 held at the Temporary Shelter, Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Batangas. A total of 29 volunteers representing different organizations …
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) held the first ever Farmers Summit in Laguna last 20 February 2019. The Farmers Summit was held at Narra Room, Romulo A. del Castillo Hall, College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB), College, Laguna. The activity …
On 5 March 2019, a total of 33 volunteers representing different organizations and institutions from Los Banos, Bay and Calamba, Laguna attended the Preliminary Volunteers Meeting held at Molave Room, Romulo A. del Castillo Building, College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB), College, …
Last 28 February 2019, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Mr. Steven Robinson graced the Southern Tagalog Alumni Networking Event held in the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Pavilion. The event has a theme: Connect, Mobilise and Celebrate. Connect the alumni, mobilise them through different project implementations that aims to elevate the …
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) welcomed four (4) new staff under the Protection and Regulation Unit (PRU) headed by Forester Rolly V. Breva. The new forest protectors are as follows: Mr. Jasper Jayson T. Madrigal as Special Police Lieutenant, a registered nurse from Barangay Bambang, Los Baños, Laguna; Mr. Glen DA. Ubay …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for March 2019 is the “fish tail fern” or scientifically known as Nephrolepis biserrata (Sw.) Schott. It belongs to family Nephrolepidaceae and is also known as forked sword fern and macho fern. It is endemic to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, …