FOUKIEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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7 JUN 30 P2 :i$ 
SENATE 
S.B. 
NO. 153 
Introduced by Senator JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
There is a need for the government to push for programs maximizing 
productivity in the countryside and making the Filipino farmers self-reliant through 
backyard animal raising that complements their regular farm production. 
It is common to see Filipinos raise cattle, swine, poultry and other animals, 
but very Few are seen raising goats and sheep, even though this is a very 
promising alternative source of milk, meat and fiber. 
There is a need for government initiative to conserve, improve and 
develop the Philippine goat and sheep to enable the farmers, especially the 
smallholder farmers, to avail themselves of good quality goats and sheep stock 
at all times and at reasonable prices through an organized program of breeding 
and development. 
By encouraging backyard goat and sheep development in the rural areas, 
we can drastically reduce the importation of milk and milk products while 
ensuring a steady source of food and additional income for our farmers. 
Thus, the need for the establishment of the Philippines Goat and Sheep 
Center at the Central Luzon State University in the Science City of Munoz, Nueva 
Ecija, and possibly in other strategic areas of the country has become imperative. 
Passage of this bill is earnestly sought, 


FOURTEENTH CONlj‘RESS OF TWE 
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REPUBLE OF THE PHlLlPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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7 JUN 30 P 2 
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Introduced by Senator JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
ESTABLlSHlNG THE PHILIPPINE GOAT AND W E E P  CENTER 
Be it enacted by the Senafe and the House of Representatives of the 
Pl7ilippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION ‘1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as the Philippine Goaf and 
Sheep Act of 2007. 
SEC, 2. Declaration o f f o k y .  - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to: 
a. Conserve, improve and develop the Philippine goat and sheep as sources 
of animal milk, meat and fiber; 
b. Enable the farmers, particularly smallholder farmers, to avail themselves 
of good quality goat and sheep stocks at ail times and at reasonable 
prices through an organized program of breeding and development; 
c. Increase the local supply of meat, milk and fiber from goats and sheep; 
and 
d. Encourage backyard goat and sheep development in rural areas by 
raising goat and sheep which are good milk and meat producers so as to 
reduce importation of milk and milk by-products. 
SEC.3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean 
as follows: 
a. Pliilippine Goaf and Sheep Center - refers to the Philippine Goat and 
Sheep Center in the Central Luzon State University, the other goat and 
sheep centers in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, and those that will be 
created pursuant to this Act; 
b. Crossbred refers to the offspring of two (2) purebred animals; 
c. Peformance Testing - refers to the systematic selection of the best 
animal from a population raised under the same environment. The basic 
consideration is its genetic potential; 
d. Research Network - refers to the Philippine Council for Agriculture, 
Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD), 
Department of Agriculture and private organization conducting researches 


geared towards developing technology that will increase productivity of 
smallholder farmers; 
e. SrnaNhol&r- Farmers - are basically farmers owning below twenty (20) 
heads of goats or sheep; 
f. Upgraded - refers to the offspring of a cross between a native stock and 
an exotic breed of animal. 
SEC. 4. Scope. - The activities of the Philippine Goat and Sheep Center 
encompass all research and development efforts in all disciplines that lead to the 
improvement of the over-all productivity of the Philippine goat and sheep. In 
addition, research efforts to increase the annual population growth rate of small 
riiminants to rneet existing and future demand shall be pursued; 
SEC. 5. priorities. - Research and development efforts in 'the areas of 
biotechnology, breeding, nutrition, reproduction, animal .health and product 
development 
utilization, 
socio-economics, 
technology 
promotion 
and 
snvironmental impact shall take priority, Research activities geared towards 
development of appropriate technologies shall be the primary concern. These 
,technologies are those that would increase productivity of the goat and sheep in 
a cost effective, simple and practical manner. Socio-economic researches shall 
be undertaken hand in hand with the development of the technologies to ensure 
economic appropriateness and acceptance of the technology by farmers. 
Development of goat and sheep with improved performance as milk-meat 
animals shall be the main focus in breeding. Development of feeding systems for 
backyard and semi-commercial production, nutrition, improving reproductive 
efficiency, physiology and schemes to reduce losses by parasites and diseases 
shall likewise receive priority. Emphasis shall be put on technology transfer on 
the developed appropriate technologies. 
SEC. 6. Philippine Goat and Sheep Center Board. - The advisory Board shall 
forrnulate policies and oversee the implementation of the Philippine Goat and 
Sheep Center, in consonance with the National Research and Development 
policies. The Philippine Goat and Sheep Center Advisory Board shall be 
cornposed of the following: 
1. President of the Central Luzon State University (CLSU); 
2. Director of Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Animal Industry I Bureau 
of Agricultural Research (DA-BAI/BAR); 
3. Executive Director of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and 
Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD); 
4.. Provincial Government representative; 
5. Farmers representative; and 
6. Executive Director of the Philippine Goat and Sheep Center. 
The CLSU President shall be the Chair, the Director of DA-BAI shall be the 
ViceXhair, while the Executive Director of the Philippine Goat and Sheep Center 
shall serve as the Ex-Officio Secretary. 
SEC. 7 .  Implemenfaiion and Coordination offhe Program of the CLSU. - The 
Philippine Goat and Sheep Center Board shall be tasked to coordinate and 
monitor the implementation of the program. It shall identify, through the 
Deparlment of Agriculture, the Director of the Philippine Goat and Sheep Center 
and Project Leaders from various implementing stations of the research and 
development projects in the areas of breeding, nutrition, animal health, 
reproductive physiology, socio-economics, techno-transfer, product development 


and utilization and environmental impact assessment. It shall foimulate strategies 
relative to the performance testing of bucks and rams, multiplication and 
distribution of elite germplasm purebreds, crossbreds and riative bucks and 
rams. There shall be satellite centers in the islands of Luzon, Visayas and 
Mindanao. The center in Luzon shall be the Central Luzon State University 
(CLSU) in Nueva Ecija. The center in Visayas shall be the Visayas State 
University (VSU) in Leyte. The center in Mindanao shall be the DA-Bagalupa 
Stock Farm in Zarnboanga del Sur. 
'The CLSU in Nueva Ecija shall be the Philippine Goat and Sheep National 
Center which specializes in the development of breeding system of the goat and 
sheep of smallh older farmers with exotic breeds and shall specialize in the 
breeding of purebred small ruminants and its crossbreds and generation of 
technology on goat dairying and sheep fiber. Furthermore, the center shall 
specialize in the development of technology on nutrition, reproductive physiology, 
animal heath, product development and utilization, socio-economics and techno- 
transfer. 
The other centers shall take responsibility of the regional research needs 
and spearhead implementation of development activities in their respective 
geographical area of responsibility. It shall include field testing and verification of 
technologies developed by the national center. 
SEC. 8. Farmers' Participation. - The farmer cooperators shall be encouraged 
to strengthen existing farmers' cooperatives or establish strong farmers 
association to serve as focal point for government assistance, production and 
multiplication of upgraded small ruminants and on the dissemination of new 
knowledge on goat dairying and fiber production from sheep. 
SEC. 9. Funding. - To fund the Philippine Goat and Sheep Center, the amount 
of Twenty Niillion Pesos (Php20,000,000.00) shall be appropriated by the 
Departinent of Budget and Management from the unexpended balance of the 
National 'Treasury and thereafter, shall be included in the General Appropriations 
Act. The salaries of permanent Staff and maintenance and operating budget shall 
be appropriated and released directly to the various agencies of the Philippine 
Goat and Sheep Center Network, in accordance with the approved program of 
activities. 
Any income derived from the Sale of goals and sheep shall be placed in a 
revolving fund to be used in the propagation and distribution of goat and sheep. 
SEC. YO, Rep.Wing Clause. - All provisions of law, presidential decrees or 
issuances, orders, including rules and regulations inconsistent herewith are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC, '14. Effectivlfy. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following 
the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) 
newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,