Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 5522

Introduced by Hon, Fernando V, Gonzales

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Bill seeks to create a Carabao Center in the City of Ligao in the Province of
Albay, amending for the purpose Republic Act No, 7307, entitled "An Act Creating The
Philippine Carabao Center to Propagate And Promote The Philippine Carabao And For Other
Purposes."

The said Law created thirteen Carabao Centers throughout the country but not one of
them was located in the Bicol Region. It is hoped that with the enactment of this amendatory
law, the Bicol Region shall be assured of the continued conservation, propagation, and
promotion of the carabao or water buffalo as a source of milk and meat as well as draft
animal power and hide to benefit its rural farmers.

For indeed, there's more to the water buffalo than just being a beast of burden. W.
Ross Cocktill, author of "The Husbandry and Health of the Domestic Buffalo," said that in
Brazil, buffalos are credited for almost everything good.

An article in the newspaper Sun.Star Davao enumerated the benefits that can be
derived from carabaos. For one, carabao milk is richer and creamier than goat and cow milk.
It is also a most complete food because it contains protein, fat, lactose, vitamins and minerals
and water. Its hide is useful too as it can be cooked into chicharon, kare-kare, and can be a
favorite pulutan when its softened thin slices are spiced heavily with ginger, onion, and red
pepper. The carabao also offers big opportunities for the meat industry and the current
demand for carabeef is due to recent studies which show that buffaloes are the better source
of quality meat than cattle, Carabao manure is a good organic fertilizer and fuel source and
when mixed with clay, serves as a building material or as plaster

And of course there is the carabao's famed strength as it pulls, plows, harrows, and
carts with loads of several tons, forging through mud up to its belly - living up to its name as
the farmer's best friend,

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly requested.



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO 5522 ©

Introduced by Hon, Fernando V. Gonzalez

AN ACT

CREATING A CARABAO CENTER IN THE CITY OF LIGAO IN THE PROVINCE
OF ALBAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO, 7307,
ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE CARABAO CENTER TO
PROPAGATE AND PROMOTE THE PHILIPPINE CARABAO AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES."

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The third paragraph of Section 12 of Republic Act No. 7307 is hereby
amended to read as follows:

"Section 12. Implementation and Coordination of the Program - The PCC Advisory Board
through the Executive Director shall coordinate, monitor and evaluate the implementation of
the carabao program,

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"Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao shall [initially] have A total of [thirteen (13)]
FOURTEEN (14) carabao centers. The Centers in Luzon shall be located at U.P. Los Banos
(UPLB) in Laguna, CITY OF LIGAO IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBAY, Central Luzon
State University (CLSU) in Nueva Ecija, Cagayan State University (CSU) in Cagayan, Don
Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) in La Union.”

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SEC. 2. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, presidential

issuances and other administrative rules and regulations or parts thereof which are


inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified

accordingly.

SEC. 3. Effectivity.

his Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication

in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation,

Approved,