EARLY GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF ANTIPOLO (Artocarpus blancoi) and DAO (Dracontomelon dao) AS AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT RATIO OF POTTING MEDIA Robert A. Rodolfo 1* , Irene S. Calsiyao 2 , Eden C. Camaddo 3 , Julius Cris A. Dayao 4 1 Adviser, Assistant Professor IV Kalinga-Apayao State College, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga 2 English Critic, Assistant Professor II Kalinga-Apayao State College, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga 3&4 Thesis Students, Bachelor of Science in Forestry, Kalinga-Apayao State College, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga ABSTRACT The National Greening Program of President Benigno S. Aquino III demands high quality, massive, and readily available planting materials. These issues are partly addressed by this study which involved the production of high quality seedlings through the utilization of KASC bio-organic fertilizer. It sought to evaluate the effect of this bio-organic fertilizer on the number of leaves, height, and stem diameter of Antipolo and Dao. These parameters are the measures set by the FMB-DENR in determining quality seedlings. Antipolo and Dao are viable to germinate in shorter period of time, have quality products like timber and fruits, and have decreased population as a result of forest lost. The experiment was laid out following the Completely Randomized Design with four levels of bio-organic fertilizers as the treatments and a control. Each treatment was replicated four times containing 20 plants for every replication. Four months after planting, it was found that Antipolo seedlings applied with varying levels of KASC bio-organic fertilizer had up to 25.87 percent more leaves, up to 26.15 percent larger stem diameter, and were up to 34.98 percent taller than those without bio-organic fertilizer. The Dao seedlings grown in soil media with bio-organic