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, …
Morinda citrifolia L. bracteata (Roxb.) Hook.f popularly known as Noni is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for February 2019. Noni or “cheese fruit” belongs to family Rubiaceae. It is distributed across Southeast Asia and Australia and cultivated throughout the tropics. It is also widely naturalized. Noni is attractive to weaver ants …
November 21, 2018 marked the 108th anniversary of the establishment of the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (MMFR) as a protected area. In line with this milestone, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) unveiled a wooden sculpture masterpiece entitled “Kanlungan ng Bundok Makiling”. The event was graced by representatives from …