Last 28 June 2019, the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) soft launched its newest theme garden, the Butterfly Garden. The garden was previously an aviary according to For. Leilani A. Castillo, Head of the Forests and Watershed Division (FWD) Unit of MCME who …
On a holiday, 12 June 2019, two (2) partners in Tree Planting and Nurturing Project (TPN) conducted their activity in Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP). The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) of Los Baños, Laguna conducted nurturing activity at their adopted site in MMFR …
On 28 May 2019, European Ambassadors had a short visit in the Makiling Botanic Gardens. The Head of the Delegation is H.E. Franz Jessen with H.E. Jozsef Bencze, Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines; Mrs. Amaya Fuentes-Milani, Ambassador of Embassy of Hungary; Mr. Kairul Hazwan, Deputy Head of …
On March 2019, two birds found dead inside the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG). The Besra hawk and Scops owl. The Accipiter virgatus (Besra) is a species of bird which belongs to the family Accipitridae. It is a widespread resident breeder in thick forests all over southern Asia. It nests in …
On 29th to 31st of May 2019, the 15th Youth Summer Program (YSP) on Environmental Education with the theme “Youth Mobilization for Sustainable Ecosystems” was held in the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG), Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME), College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR), University of the Philippines Los …
Cycas riuminiana Porte ex Regel also known as “Pitogo” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for June 2019. Pitogo belongs to family Cycadaceae and can be found in the Malaya, Polynesia and in the Philippines. It is still largely populated in Mt. Arayat and Mt. Dipalayag, Philippines. Pitogo has …