The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) is pleased to announce the promotion of For. Geine Joseph DM. Esguerra to Special Police Lieutenant and For. Milles V. Llamas to Administrative Officer II. They officially took their oath on 17 August 2026, in the presence of Dr. Lerma SJ. Maldia, MCME…
To address the rapid global environmental changes and strengthen regional biodiversity efforts, the 2026 International Training Course on Botanical Garden Development and Management was held from 28 June to 12 July 2026 at the Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden (CSBG) in Shanghai, China. Organized by the International Association of Botanic Gardens…
The Botanic Gardens, Parks, and Ecotourism Division (BGPED) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) welcomed its new Administrative Aide III, Mr. Juan Paolo R. Gayahan. Mr. Gayahan took his oath at the MCME Director’s Office on 20 July 2026, in the presence of Dr. Lerma SJ. Maldia, Director…
Highlighting its participation in the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL) 48th Annual Scientific Meeting held on 8–9 July 2026 at the Manila Hotel, one of the staff from the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) secured a Best Scientific Poster award. Under the Social Sciences Division,…
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), through the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME), College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), served as the host venue for the Multi-species Conservation Planning Workshop for Threatened Philippine Trees, held at the Southeast Asian Regional…
On 12 June 2026, the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) celebrated the 128th Philippine Independence Day and the first International Day of Botanic Gardens Education. To highlight the educational tourism banner program of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME), the garden treated 18 University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)…