Dr. Liza Battad named new executive director of DA-PCC
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William D. Dar has appointed former chief for planning and information management of DA-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) Dr. Liza Battad as the latter’s new executive director. Dr. Battad was formally welcomed by the DA-PCC officials and employees today in a hybrid program (remote and on-site following standard safety and health […]
DA-PCC conducts a blended approach for Milkybun Production Training
The DA-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC), through the Product Development and Innovation Section (PDIS) and KMD’s Learning Events Coordination Section (LECS), is currently conducting a virtual learning activity on Milkybun Production Training to pre-identified cooperatives by island clusters in coordination with the DA-PCC regional centers. The two-day training employs a blended approach of lecture-discussion, open discussion, […]
Some 4k schoolchildren now benefiting from sterilized canned carabao’s milk
More undernourished children from far-flung and remote areas in Luzon can now benefit from local carabao’s milk following the onset of the distribution of sterilized canned milk with extended shelf life. Piloting the distribution was the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Aurora with 4,568 beneficiaries under the nationwide school-based feeding program (SBFP) led by the […]
DA-PCC incorporates whey in fruit flavored isotonic drink
The DA-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC), through the Product Development and Innovation Section (PDIS), recently reached a milestone in advancing products development by way of incorporating whey into its fruit-flavored isotonic drink. This means whey, which is previously considered as waste, is now put to good use while reducing harm to the environment. The PDIS team […]
Agrarian reform beneficiaries venture into coconut-carabao enterprise
Agrarian reform beneficiaries and small coconut farmers in Biliran have recently ventured in social entrepreneurship by joining the Coconut-Carabao Development Project (CCDP), a joint undertaking of the DA-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC) and DA-Philippine Coconut Authority (DA-PCA). Said venture commenced with the entrustment of 34 head of dairy buffaloes as seed animals to the recipient cooperative […]
DA-PCC fulfills One DA’s reform agenda on diversification in Zambo
Through a joint project of DA-Philippine Coconut Authority (DA-PCA) and DA-Philippine Carabao Center called Coconut Carabao Development Project (CCDP), the One DA’s reform agenda on diversification is being implemented in select areas in Mindanao. One of the 18 key strategies, diversification is a development approach that aims to consolidate farming systems to bring about economies […]
DA-PCC treats mom-employees to a day in the spa
Employees who are mothers in the DA-PCC headquarters were treated to a day in the salon as a tribute to them in celebration of Mother’s Day last May 11-13. The DA-PCC’s Human Resource Management Section (HRMS) headed by Cecilia C. Abo organized this Mother’s Day Special to give its mom-employees a quick respite from their […]
DA-PCC welcomes new OIC Executive Director
Dr. Ronnie Domingo, formerly the Director of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI), is the newly designated Officer-in-Charge Executive Director of the DA-Philippine Carabao Center. Dr. Domingo was formally introduced to the DA-PCC officials and employees today in a general assembly following standard safety and health protocols. Newly designated Deputy Executive Director […]
6th NCC underscores positive outlook in carapreneurship in the ‘New Normal’
The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center’s (DA-PCC) efforts and interventions to continuously perform its mandate and serve its clients amidst the global health crisis were highlighted in a virtual 6th National Carabao Conference (NCC) held last November 17. According to Dr. Eric Palacpac, chief of DA-PCC’s Knowledge Management Division and overall chair for the 6th […]
DA-PCC intensifies herd build up in Central Visayas
As part of its strategy to increase local milk production, the Department of Agriculture- Philippine Carabao Center at Ubay Stock Farm (DA-PCC at USF), completed the distribution of additional 60 dairy buffaloes to Boholano recipients last August 1. The Php3 million-worth project is under the Dairy Buffalo Dispersal Program through the cooperative conduit scheme of […]