Every place has its own marks or attributes which may catapult it to prominence. And such distinguishing features can become channels or pathways for progress and development. Take the case of San Agustin in Isabela province. Its success in upgrading the carabao or the native swamp buffalo has earned for the municipality the distinction of […]
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PCC trains Lupao farmers on high quality corn silage production
The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) recently conducted a one-day training for 12 farmers from Barangay Parista, Lupao, Nueva Ecija on the production of high quality corn silage. Held at the PCC national headquarters in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on September 25, the training was conducted as part of the PCC’s collaborative […]
Banker-entrepreneur with a social agenda. He dared to dream in ‘businessizing’ the carabao… and succeeded
How does an investment banker also become a carabao dairyman and succeed in both occupations? Well, Danilo V. Fausto did it the hard way, just like how he developed his expertise in serving a variety of clients in investment banking as well in packaging and flotation of municipal bonds. Spurred by a social purpose to […]
PCC, Ubay LGU launches ‘Pangnegosyong Gatasan ni Juan’
“Pangnegosyong Gatasan ni Juan (Juan’s Dairy Business)”, a project of the local government of Ubay in Bohol province is now underway. The undertaking was officially launched during the town’s 167th foundation day celebration on September 1 in cooperation with the Philippine Carabao Center at Ubay Stock Farm (PCC at USF). It is being […]
PCC at USM earns honors at Cotabato’s Centennial Kalivungan Festival 2014
The Philippine Carabao Center at the University of Southern Mindanao (PCC at USM) was adjudged 3rd place Top Seller among some 40 exhibitors who participated in the Cotabato Tourism and Trade Expo, popularly known as “Market-Market sa Kapitolyo”. The trade fair served as one of the main highlights of the observance of Cotabato province’s 100th […]
Gender and Development activity PCC holds seminar on family planning for farmer-trustees in NIZ
Farmer-trustees from four cooperatives in the National Impact Zone (NIZ) of the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) participated in a seminar on health, nutrition improvement and family planning held at the PCC national headquarters in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on September 1. Organized by the PCC carabao-based enterprise development (CBED) operations team, […]
PCC-assisted coop to enhance milk processing facility
The Eastern Primary Multi-Purpose Cooperative (EPMPC) based in Sibut, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija has received funding amounting to Php100,000 from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) through its Program Beneficiaries Development (PBD) for a project aimed at enhancing the coop’s village-level processing center. The undertaking was formalized during the grant turn-over and signing […]
PCC trains animal health care assistants
Animal health care services will now be accessible to more dairy farmers in the National Impact Zone (NIZ) of the Carabao Development Program (CDP) with the continuous capacitation of dairy farmers as animal health assistants. These assistants are selected dairy farmers from different dairy cooperatives in the NIZ with five to 10 dairy buffaloes and […]
Once an employee, now a ‘boss’. Buffalo dairying: A lifetime venture
Many individuals choose the security of a company job. Some, however, are not afraid to take the risk of an uncertain future brought about by starting new businesses. Such is Eliseo Mislang, 35, from Sibut, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija. He started raising dairy buffaloes in 2011 as an extra venture. A couple of years […]