Last Thursday, 2 November 2017, Dr. Roberto G. Visco and Dr. Rogelio T. Andrada II, Director and Deputy Director of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) together with For. Leilani A. Castillo, Head of the Forest and Watershed Division (FWD) of MCME and other MCME staff had a courtesy call …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Sainat” as the Plant of the Month for November 2017. Schefflera blancoi Merr. or commonly known as sainat and sometimes called as abkal or sagaba belongs to family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines, in the islands of Luzon and Mindanao. It is use as fish poison. Come …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) and the Mariang Makiling Trail (MMT) are closed to all visitors on November 1, 2017 to observe the All Saints’ Day. The MBG and MMT will be open on November 2, 2017.
On 24 October 2017, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) conducted a livelihood training activity entitled: Enhancement Training on Meat Processing at Household Levels in Barangay Limao, Calauan, Laguna. A total of 15 residents from Sitio Mahabang Parang of Bry. Limao participated the training. This is in partnership with the Philippine Geothermal …
After spending a whole day on meetings with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB), Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) visited the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). Photo 1. Dr. Rogelio Andrada II, MCME …
Last 12 October 2017, a dead snake was sighted in the Molawin Creek located inside the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). A group of students went to the Molawin Creek in MBG to conduct their laboratory exercise on Bio 150 under Dr. Daniel Edison M. Husana, when they saw a dead snake in the …