Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 7307)
The short title of Republic Act No. 7307 is the "Philippine Carabao Act of 1992."
The primary purpose of the Philippine Carabao Center is to conserve, propagate, and promote the Philippine carabao as a source of draft animal power, meat, milk, and hide.
The Philippine Carabao Center operates under the supervision and control of the Department of Agriculture.
The PCC Advisory Board is composed of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture or representative as Chairman, Undersecretary for Regional Operations of the DA as Vice Chairman, Executive Director of PCARRD, Chancellors and Presidents of designated universities, Director of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Executive Director of PCC, and a Farmers' representative appointed by the Board.
The PCC Advisory Board formulates policies, programs, and projects for the development of the Philippine carabao, reviews and recommends the PCC's annual budget, evaluates implementation and effectiveness of PCC projects, and recommends establishment or abolition of carabao centers.
The Executive Director oversees the implementation of policies, programs, and projects of the PCC, assists the PCC Advisory Board in review, evaluation, and monitoring of the Carabao Program, and performs other functions assigned by the PCC Advisory Board.
The prioritized beneficiaries are the smallholder farmers and beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and those under Presidential Decree No. 27.
Sixty percent (60%) of the funds shall be used for carabao dispersal and distribution.
The PCC prioritizes increasing carabao population and productivity, developing feeding systems, improving reproductive efficiency, conducting research on reproduction, breeding, nutrition, animal health, socioeconomic studies, and developing appropriate technologies.
At least 30% to 50% of the carabaos maintained or propagated by each carabao center must be from pure native or indigenous stock to ensure preservation and provide options to farmers.