Metrobank joins Corporate Partnership for Environmental Restoration Program (CoPERP) in Mount Makiling

On 29 September 2018, the Metrobank through the Metrobank Purple Hearts Club-Laguna conducted tree planting as their initial activity for the Corporate Partnership for Environmental Restoration Program (CoPERP) in the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP). CoPERP is a program of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems …

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Forester Limpiada of the Makiling Botanic Gardens represents the Philippines at the 2018 IABG Training on Botanical Garden Development and Management

Forester Angela A. Limpiada, University Extension Associate II (UEAII) of the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) attended a Training Course on Botanical Garden Development Management last August 28 to September 15, 2018 in Shanghai, China. The training was organized by the International Association of Botanic …

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Adopt a Site: Tree Planting and Watershed Rehabilitation using Soil and Water Conservation Methods

On 17 August 2018, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) conducted “adopt-a-site” and tree planting activity held at the boundary of Barangay Bitin, Bay and Barangay Limao, Calauan in Laguna. The activity was part of the project funded by the Philippine Geothermal Power Company, Inc. (PGPC). It aimed to enhance …

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