For. Angela A. Limpiada of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) served as resource speaker for a refresher training for tour guides of the Quezon Protected Landscape held on October 30, 2025 in Brgy. Malicboy, Pagbilao, Quezon. Most participants were experienced trekker guides who attended to further enhance their…
On 27 – 29 October 2025, the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) conducted a three-day Training Workshop on Native Plant Propagation at the MBG Toyota Environment and Education Theater and at the University of the Philippines Laguna-Quezon Land Grant (UP LQLG). The training…
On 25 October 2025, the UPLB Media Communication Office (UPLB MCO), in collaboration with the Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE), held a tree-planting activity at the Makiling Botanic Gardens. The event, which highlights the importance of communication educators in enhancing awareness and sustainability, was attended by communication teachers, students,…
Twenty-two (22) students from the University of the Philippines Los Baños successfully completed the Educators for Nature Tourism Training held on October 4, 2025, at the Toyota Environment Education Theatre, Makiling Botanic Gardens. Among the participants, eight (8) came from the College of Forestry and Natural Resources (BS Forestry and…
Hidden among the leaf litter of Luzon’s forested mountains lives one of the Philippines’ most elusive reptiles—the Mount Makiling Dwarf Skink (Parvoscincus abstrusus). True to its scientific name, which means “hidden” or “concealed” in Latin, this small lizard is rarely seen, quietly going about its life beneath logs and forest…