DENSO Philippines Corporation (DNPH) recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of the Philippines Los Baños Foundation, Inc. (UPLBFI). This is for a tree planting and nurturing project between DNPH and UPLB through the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) as part of their Corporate Partnership for Environmental …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Kamagong” as the Plant of the Month for September 2017. Diospyros blancoi A.DC. or commonly known as kamagong and sometimes called mabolo or talang belongs to family Ebenacea. It is native to the Philippines and Taiwain. Its wood is commonly use as raw material in making “arnis” a Filipino …
Attention to all who will conduct study in Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP) please be reminded of the following rules and regulations. For strict compliance. (signed) ROBERTO G. VISCO Director, MCME
Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng. or commonly known as Bignai is the Makiling Botanic Gardens’ Plant of the Month for August 2017. It belongs to the family Phyllanthaceae and is native to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. The ripe fruits of Bignai are sweet and can be used to make jelly, …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Malabuho” as the Plant of the Month of June. Its scientific name is Sterculia oblongata R.Br. that belongs to family Malvaceae. Malabuho is widely distributed in the Philippines and is categorized as “rare.” The seeds of malabuho can be eaten either raw or roasted.
Grammatophylum multiflorum Lindley var. tigrinum Lindley commonly known as the “Looy-looy” is the Makiling Botanic Gardens’ Plant of the Month of May. It belongs to family Orchidaceae and can only be found in the Philippines specifically in the Provinces of Luzon, Catanduanes, Palawan, Leyte, and Samar.