MOUNT Makiling has always been my favorite escape ... My most recent visit was a few months ago to see the famous Rafflesia flower, though we missed its blooming season by a week.

He assumed that the Makiling plants were the same species, R. manillana from Samar. In a recent detailed comparative study of the flower morphology of the Rafflesia from Samar and Mt. Makiling ...

She also used the rare flowers of rafflesia, called malaboo, that is found in the slopes of Mt. Makiling as accent and earrings. “This enchanting Philippine national costume draws inspiration ...

Mt. Makiling is a perfect example of nature healing itself fast, in just about a year since the pande­mic lockdown restricted leisure travel and kept human activity inside the forest reserve at bay.

The flowers are minute in separate male and female ... Although rather common on Mount Makiling, the tree is very widely distributed throughout the archipelago. It is also common in low and ...

This species is also native and naturally growing in Mt. Makiling, where the team collected ... Indonesia hailed it as one of their three national flowers, placing distinctive statues in several ...

The legendary mountain is the 33rd ASEAN Heritage Park and the 5th in the Philippines LAGUNA, Philippines – Mt Makiling, a key biodiversity hotspot and popular hiking destination, was named the ...