25/11/2025
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๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐-๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ
Sixteen Biology students from the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) embarked on a one-day educational tour on November 14, 2025, visiting the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC),DA- PhilRice and Crop Biotechnology Center to deepen their understanding of applied research in animal biotechnology and rice science.
The activity was organized and supervised by faculty members Maโam Krystel Grace V. Padilla, Sir Danny O. Alfonso, Maโam Rachelle Conmigo, Maโam Maricris Guillermo, and Sir Paul Joshua Balosbalos, who aimed to enrich the studentsโ academic experience through exposure to real-world research environments.
At the Philippine Carabao Center, the students explored programs on carabao breeding, artificial insemination, genetic improvement, and dairy production. They were introduced to laboratory procedures and technologies used to enhance carabao health, productivity, and overall contribution to rural development.
โI found the hybrid of swamp and river carabao really fascinating,โ said one student. โItโs amazing to see how combining the traits of both types can produce an animal that is stronger, more adaptable, and more productive.โ
The tour continued at PhilRice, where students got an up-close look at ongoing rice research and innovations. While they did not witness the experiments firsthand, they saw the results, including Golden Rice, and learned how technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 were applied to rice and eggplant to improve traits such as pest resistance. The students also visited the PhilRice museum, explored various agricultural innovations, and observed machinery used for cultivating palay. In addition, they were shown the seed storage process, where around 20,000 rice seeds are carefully preserved in refrigerators.
The one-day tour strengthened the studentsโ appreciation for research and biotechnology, inspiring many to pursue future careers in scientific and agricultural innovation.
