The MakiForum was an activity that served as a venue for information, knowledge, and experience exchange about the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP). It began in 2015 and served as the foundation for all the MakiEvents celebrated during each anniversary of the MMFR.
For the 115th Anniversary of the MMFR, the forum took place on 18 November 2025 in the A.V. Manza Room, Tamesis Hall at the College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños. The event was attended by a total of 34 participants, with 26 attending in person and 8 participating online.
Some participants represented the City Environment and Natural Resources Office of Sto. Tomas City, Batangas, as well as the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office of Los Baños, Laguna. Additionally, staff and students from the college attended the event.
For. Marlo M. Caña from the Forests and Watershed Division of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems was the resource person for the MakiForum with his presentation entitled “UAS Technology for Watershed Characterization: Leveraging High-resolution Aerial Photogrammetry and 3D Modeling for Assessing and Documenting Rivers and Tributaries in Cambantoc Watershed”.
Throughout the duration of the forum, numerous questions were exchanged, ideas for its application were formulated, and collaborations for furthering the development of knowledge were proposed. As a result of this progress, the forum successfully achieved its objectives. (Article by For. Carl Carada, photo by For. Ruffa Guab)