THE first Dairy Box in the town of Orani in the province of Bataan was formally opened over the weekend, with the aim of supporting local dairy buffalo farmers to market their milk and meat products and provides hope to improve their quality of life.
The Dairy Box offers products full of goodness from carabao’s milk such as Fresh Buffalo’s Milk, Yogurt Milk, Ice Cream, Milk Coffee, Kesong Puti, Milky Buns, Pastillas de Leche, and Tapang Kalabaw.
The provision is under the Carabao-based Improvement Network (CBIN) Project funded by the Office of Senator Cynthia Villar with assistance from the local government of Orani, Bataan.
The project is made possible through the initiative of the Senator Villar in partnership with the local government of Orani under the leadership of Mayor Efren “Bondjong” Pascual Jr., the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Carabao Center (DA-PCC), the Provincial Government of Bataan under the leadership of Gov. Joet Garcia, and members and officials of the Tapulao Multipurpose Cooperative.
The first Dairy Box in the province was turned over back in 2021 by the DA-PCC at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) to the members of Makabagong Agrikultura ng Dinalupihan Marketing Cooperative (MA-DMC) in Brgy. San Ramon, Common Terminal, Dinalupihan, Bataan.
Senators Cynthia Villar and son Senator Mark Villar led the grand opening of the Dairy Box in Brgy. Mulawin, Orani, Bataan, last week.
In her message, Senator Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food and Agrarian Reform, emphasized the importance of the carabao industry in the country and explained why her office invested funds to increase the number of carabao raisers and establish dairy processing facilities to provide milk for the Filipino children.
Other guests who witnessed the event were Bataan Board Member Tony Roman III, Provincial Consultants Guding Ferrer and Dr. Bong Galicia, who both represented the Provincial Government, Mulawin Village Chief Marvin Dela Cruz and fellow village chiefs and councilors, Orani Vice Mayor Em Roman and SB Members, officials from the DA-PCC headed by Director Ericson Dela Cruz and local farmers.