MCME opens MakTrav for hikers!

On 2 April 2018, Monday, the Makiling Traverse (MakTrav) via Ecopark, Brgy. Sta. Elena, Sto. Tomas, Batangas through Station 1 of Sipit Trail will be officially open for hiking. As you can recall, MakTrav was temporarily closed to the public since 17 October 2017 due to landslide incidence that affected …

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MAKE IT MAKILING! 2018

Since 2002, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) spearheads the conduct of Make it Makiling! (MIM!) Program. Make it Makiling! is an annual Lenten Season Visitor Management Program in partnership with various stakeholders surrounding Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP). The program aims to enhance the …

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Farmers’ General Assembly 2018

The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) in partnership with the Philippine Geothermal Production Corporation (PGPC) conducted a Farmers’ General Assembly on 24 January 2018 held at the Barangay Bitin covered court, Bay Laguna. The activity was part of the project entitled: An Indigenous Tree-Based Agroforestry Development Program in Mount Bulalo, Laguna, …

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MCME conducted a FAMTour

FAMTour or familiarization tour was conducted last 06 December 2017 at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). This was facilitated by For. Roberto P. Cereno, University Extension Specialist IV of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and the current Director of the Training Center for Tropical Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability …

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