this time on the foothills of Mt. Makiling in Los Baños, where UP has another major campus. The UPNWW has risen to become the premier workshop for mid-career writers in both English and Filipino ...

Climbing Makiling Climbing Mount Makiling is a moderately challenging experience. The hike to the peak takes about 4 to 5 hours up and another 4 hours down, covering approximately 18 kilometers.

In line with its mission to promote Philippine heritage, literature, and oral tradition while advancing the art of ballet, ...

The Mt. Makiling Trail and botanical garden at the University of the Philippines (UP) Los Baños in Laguna are now open to the public after its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Oscar ...

UP and environment officials stressed that there was no illegal logging on Mt. Makiling. What exists there is “illegal poaching,” or small-scale cutting down of trees without a permit ...

Each time I am moved by the glories of Mt. Makiling, my heart instinctively looks up to thank God for the chance I got to live here. I also remember to say thank you to the UP College of Forestry ...

SAN PEDRO CITY—Mount Makiling has been temporarily closed off to hikers and visitors following a landslide happened on the trail up its popular camp site, Peak 2. Dr. Roberto Visco, director of ...

Mt. Makiling is only the 33rd Asean Heritage Park ... caged birds aboard a tractor as part of a failed project to put up a semicaptive sanctuary in the forest. “One early morning, they were ...

GUERRERO It was a romantic setting, legendary Mt. Makiling, home of Rizal’s muse ... were called upon to stand up and play their different instruments. First was the strings section (violin ...

It’s all because of a 5.6-kilometer road widening project that would “help ease” traffic, and open up Makiling to ... lined the road traversing Mount Makiling and not, in any way ...

As I noted last Monday, this year’s UP National Writers Workshop — which we held from May 22 to 29 on Mt. Makiling in Laguna — was one of our best in recent years, with a new batch of ...

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 ...