Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau

Beltran 04:50 PM, May 03, 2023

May 3, 2023

Dear Carlo,

Thank you for your request dated May 02, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Pitcher Plant Name.

We received your request on May 02, 2023 and will respond on or before May 23, 2023 02:33:53 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo04082020015559-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyIgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiFURFTlJFUkRCLTc1NTU3MDk3NTcxMww, for request with ticket number #DENRERDB-755570975713.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Benjamin E. Beltran
FOI Officer

FERRER 10:22 AM, May 18, 2023

May 18, 2023

Dear Carlo Constantino,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 02, 2023 02:33:53 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Pitcher Plant Name.

Response to Request

Thank you for recognizing the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) as the source of information for your inquiry. This is in reference to your inquiry on Freedom of Information Web Portal dated May 02, 2023. The pitcher plant species that can be found in the Makulilis peak of Mt. Malindig, Marinduque is the Nepenthes sibuyanensis Nerz. This is based on a news article in 2021 where supposed hikers were photographed posing and taking wild flora on the mountain, including the said species, that went viral on social media. 

The N. sibuyanensis Nerz is an endemic pitcher plant species in the Philippines. This species prefers ultramafic soils and grows scattered on grassy slopes without much direct sunlight and is distinctively hidden on the ground. N. sibuyanensis Nerz usually occurs at altitudes 1500m- 1800m ASL. Nevertheless, it is important to note that the habit described by Nerz et al. (1998) is solely on the population found on Sibuyan Island. Further studies on its distribution and ecology are still deficient. Based on DAO No. 2017-11, or the Updated National List of Threatened Philippine Plants and their Categories, the species is classified as Critically Endangered which means that the species is at extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future. 

We still have limited information about N. sibuyanensis. With this, you may try to contact CENR Offices of Marinduque and Romblon for more information and possible 

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MARIA LOURDES G. FERRER
FOI Receiving Officer

Attachments:
 ERDB LETTER DTD 16 MAY 23 - FOI REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE PITCHER PLANT SPECIES.pdf