On 21 August 2018, the Salugnayan 2018 was successfully held at the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) in the College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR). Salugnayan 2018 with its banner title: SOAR meaning Students’ Outdoor and Academic Reorientation Program was participated by new freshmen, students, student organizations, faculty and staff. The Salugnayan …
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) through the Social Forestry Division (SFD) conducted Environmental Education Program (EEP) on 28 August 2018 at Sto. Tomas North Central School, Sto. Tomas, Batangas. The program intended for the primary and secondary school community with the goal of producing an educated individual who …
The Social Forestry Division (SFD) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) conducted its Ugnayan sa Pamayanan in Barangay San Vicente, Sto. Tomas, Batangas last 28 August 2018. Ugnayan sa Pamayanan was one of the division’s projects which aims to discuss the problems with the communities that surrounds Mount …
The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) through the Social Forestry Division (SFD) headed by For. Nicasio M. Balahadia organized the “Ugnayan sa Pamayanan” in Barangay Bagong Silang last 30 July 2018. “Ugnayan sa Pamayanan” aims to discuss various issues, problems and concerns of the communities surrounding the Mount Makiling Forest …
Last September 7, 2018 the Philippine Geothermal Production Company, Inc.(PGPC) donated 12 packs of first aid kits to the Ecoguides of Sto. Tomas, Batangas through the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME). The kits will prove very useful in providing immediate and temporary medical care to visitors who will encounter …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Tayabak-babae” as the Plant of the Month for September 2018. Alpinia haenkei C. Presl., locally known as tayabak-babae belongs to family Zingiberaceae. It is native to the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is primarily found in the low and medium altitudes of the forest. In India, they used …