Prospective dairy buffalo farmer-trustees undergo social preparation training

Farmer-members of seven Nueva Ecija-based cooperatives have successfully completed a social preparation training held November 11-12 at the PCC National Headquarters and Gene Pool in the Science City of Muñoz.   The training is one of the major requirements for farmers to qualify as trustees under the 25-dairy cow module project of the Philippine Carabao […]


PCC info head wins PCAARRD’s Professional Media Award

Rowena Galang Bumanlag, head of the Philippine Carabao Center’s Applied Communication Section, recently placed first in the “2013 PCAARRD’s Professional Media Award (Print Category).     The competition is part of the yearly search conducted by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), an attached agency of the Department […]


PCC director, researchers honored in PSAS golden anniversary

Dr. Libertado C. Cruz, executive director  of the  Philippine Carabao Center (PCC),  was cited as the 2013 lecture-honoree  during the 50th scientific seminar and annual convention of the Philippine Society of Animal Scientists (PSAS) held on October 22-25 in Tagaytay City, Cavite.     His significant contributions to the Philippine animal industry, including his advocacy […]


PCC at USM director cited as outstanding USM alumnus

Center Director Benjamin John C. Basilio of the Philippine Carabao Center at the University of Southern Mindanao (PCC-USM) in Kabacan, North Cotabato was honored as an “Outstanding Alumnus” in the field of administration during the 61st USM Foundation Anniversary held October 1.   Basilio earned his BS and MS degrees at USM in 1983 and […]


Farmer-trustees train on bull management

Farmer-trustees in the National Impact Zone (NIZ) of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) underwent a three-day bull management training on September 26-28 at the PCC National Bull Farm in Barangay Joson, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija.   The training was organized under PCC’s Dairy Herd Improvement and Enterprise Development Program (DHI-EDP) and conducted by technical staff of […]


Remote Isabela town on track in bid as PHL

Just one more and there will be 2000 of them.   The figure refers to the crossbreds in San Agustin, a town in Isabela, which is at the easternmost part of the province. The town is girding to be called the “Crossbred Carabao Capital of the Philippines.”   Last September 27, in keeping with the […]


PCC observes “World Clean-Up Day”

They gathered trash of all sorts, mostly items made from plastic, wrappers and cups. They cut unkempt grasses and swept the ground. It was a bit tiring yet satisfying experience after seeing the results of their labor: a spic- and-span city.   This was the happy outcome of the participation of 31 staff members of […]


PCC employees undergo training on uplifting pioneering spirit

A total of 317 staff of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) have completed a training course designed to uplift the “pioneering spirit” of employees to improve their work performance.   Conducted in eight batches from January to September this year, the mind-setting training was organized by PCC’s human resource development unit (HRDU) through Conrado Penuliar, […]


Pangasinan coop receives SSF for carabao milk processing

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region I recently extended a shared service facility (SSF) for carabao dairy processing worth some P800,000 to the Bantog Samahang Nayon Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BSNMPC) in Asingan, Pangasinan.   The BSNMPC, which is an assisted-group of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), received two soft ice cream makers, three […]