1) The study estimated the carbon stock of a protected tropical forest in Cebu, Philippines across three carbon pools: vegetation, soil, and litterfall. 2) A total of 20 plots were sampled across homogeneous and heterogeneous areas of the forest, which is dominated by Mahogany and Teak trees. 3) Results found an average of 653.9 tons of carbon stored per hectare in the forest's biomass. The homogeneous areas stored more carbon than heterogeneous areas. 4) Soil organic carbon and litterfall carbon were also quantified monthly from April to August 2010. 5) In total, the forest stores a significant amount of carbon across its three pools, helping to offset fossil fuel emissions