^{The Philippine Native Plant Conservation Society, Inc. (PNPCSI) is a non-stock, non-profit organization devoted to the conservation of indigenous Philippine plants and their natural habitats.}

1. ^{Popularize the natural history of Philippine native plants and their associated habitats through various educational forums and media, stimulate research in various disciplines of plant science, provide venue for exchange of ideas, and promotion of mentorship.}
2. ^{Advocate restorative work in degraded habitats, particularly centering on remaining rainforest fragments.}
3. ^{Promote exchanges regarding in-situ and ex-situ conservation activities for threatened Philippine native plants.}
4. ^{Create a venue for intelligent discussion on how to develop horticulture for maximum benefit without compromising the existence of natural plant population in the wild. Horticulturally, we aim to popularize the use of native plants in landscaping (and probably its use as a vegetable, fruit and as plantation crop).}
5. ^{Closely link our native plant conservation agenda with the alarming loss of traditional culture and indigenous knowledge system; promote ethnobotany and related sciences as tools for protecting our national and cultural heritage}

By Tony C. Manila 

A group of adventurous plant enthusiasts from the Philippine Native Plant Conservation Society, Inc. (PNPCSI) led by Leonard Co, Dr. Joey Diaz, Wally Suarez, Norbert Bautista, Ressie Navarro, Anthony Arbias and the author, among others, trekked through the magical karst-forest, specifically the Pinagbanderahan summit of Quezon National Forest Park (QNFP) in Atimonan, Quezon on November 10, 2007. Graciously assisting the group during the field visit  is  CENRO Oscar Ferrer and his staff based in the DENR Pagbilao Field Office.

Atimonan's QNFP is one of the protected areas established under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Law (R.A. 7586). Through the years, QNFP has served as a showcase of a complex, poorly known and yet highly threatened Philippine terrestrial ecosystem: the lowland rainforest. Atimonan's forest is in a unique position for this purpose as a good cemented road (which runs from Manila to the Bicol region) traverses through it, affording the general public an accessible place to view a towering dipterocarp forest. QNFP authorities and the Local Government Unit of Atimonan maintain some Park amenities which include a Visitor Center, restrooms, a parking area for vehicles and  even the historical ruins leading up to Pinagbanderahan. Built during the American colonial period, it is now overgrown with old growth forest and resembling some kind of a long lost city from the bygone past. As a biodiversity  research facility, a series of permanent monitoring plots were established here since 2004 by the Calabarzon Project for Vegetation Monitoring in Karst Forest Ecosystem, a project under the auspices of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and DENR.