By: AALimpiada Her Excellency Michèle Boccoz, French Ambassador to the Philippines had a short guided tour at the Makiling Botanic Gardens this 11th of April 2023. The ambassador and her staff visited the gardens before their visit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. Showcasing the beauty of the Makiling Botanic …
By: AALimpiada Visitors from the Government of Indonesia’s Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation of Species and Genetics (KKH), together with the Park Management of Gunung Leuser (GLNP) and Way Kambas (WKNP), representatives from the Penabulu Foundation, and the grantees of SGP-supported projects in Indonesia had a short visit and guided tour …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for March 2023 is the Fortune Plant, scientifically known as Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. Dracaena comes from the Ancient Greek Word “Drakaina” meaning female dragon due to its red stems which are likened to the color of the blood of the …
By: AALimpiada Last February 3, 2023, Prof. Seung Bin Moon, Vice President for International Affairs, Ms. Julie Anne Pineda, Internationalization Associate, SOS International Affairs and Ms. Charina Danas, Coordinator of Sejong University Philippines had a short guided tour around the Makiling Botanic Gardens. The short tour focused on the native …
By: AALimpiada Before the visit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Headquarters, H.E. Ambassador Souza e Silva, with Deputy Chief of Mission Minister Sérgio Taam and Head of Political Sector Counselor Ricardo dos Santos Poletto had a fun and nice tour inside the Makiling Botanic Gardens. Their visit last 14th …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for February 2023 is the Kasupangil, scientifically known as Clerodendrum intermedium Cham. The plant is from the family Lamiaceae and is native to the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Taiwan, and Thailand. Clerodendrum was named by Linnaeus in Species Plantarum in 1753 derived …