The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) has reopened the 8.7-kilometer Maria Makiling trail for trekkers and campers in time for the Lenten season, three months since it was closed after ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Mount Makiling Forest Reserve in Los Baños, Laguna has been declared as the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Heritage Park. This developed after ...

A father-daughter team of entomologists from the UP Los Baños Museum of Natural History have discovered two new spider species on Mount Makiling. Prolochus junlitri and Chrysso makiling (Photo: Aimee ...

LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA—Six Philippine serpent eagles (Spilornis holospilsus) were released on the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve here this week, boosting the population of eagles in this mountain in Laguna ...

A study found that local tourists’ willingness to pay (WTP) an additional fee for resorts in Calamba City and Los Baños, Laguna, could generate up to P159.2 million which can be used to improve the ...

MOUNT Makiling has always been my favorite escape from the chaos of Metro Manila, offering serenity in a tropical forest just two hours away. This mountain has been a significant part of my outdoor ...

Dormant volcano’s 2,048 plant species have made it a living laboratory for scientists and scholars Manila: Environmental ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have named a ...

MANILA, Philippines — When I was 11 years old, my grandfather asked me if I would be interested in studying in a school up in the mountains. This was in 1977, when then First Lady Imelda Marcos, ...

Miss Universe Philippines 2025 (MUPH) frontrunner Yllana Aduana was a sight to behold as she donned her national costume inspired by Maria Makiling, the mythical guardian spirit of Mount Makiling in ...