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 …
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 …
As the former US President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “we cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” This inspired the project team headed by For. Nicasio M. Balahadia to conduct the “Young Farmers Training on Crop Production and Management” …
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 …
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) in partnership with the Philippine Geothermal Production Company Inc. (PGPC) through the program entitled: Establishment of an Indigenous Tree-based Agroforestry Development Program in Mount Bulalo established about half a hectare Demo-farm situated at Sitio Bungahan, Brgy, Limao, Laguna. On 15 September 2018, farmers from …
Adonidia merrillii (Becc.) Becc. popularly known as Manila palm is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for October 2018. Manila palm belongs to family Arecaceae commonly known as “Christmas Palm.” It is native in the Philippines specifically in Palawan and Dajugan Island. You can also find Manila palm in Sabah, …