THE ‘BIGGEST’. Mindanao Development Authority chairperson, Secretary Emmanuel Piñol (right), sees for himself the huge carabao owned by 88-year-old farmer Flaviano Tamba (left) in a visit to Barangay Pangi, Maitum town, Sarangani province on July 13, 2021. Measuring 141 inches long from nose to tail and 61 inches tall, it won an online fun search for the biggest carabao in Mindanao initiated by Piñol. (Photo courtesy of Maitum Community Development Information Office)
‘Biggest’ carabao in Mindanao found in Sarangani The province of Sarangani is home to probably the biggest carabao in Mindanao. An 18-year-old carabao owned by a farmer in Barangay Pangi, Maitum town has won an online fun search for the biggest traditional farm animal initiated by Mindanao Development Authority chairperson, Caraga INFOCUS
Secretary Emmanuel Piñol. It measures 141 inches long from nose to tail and 61 inches tall, much larger than the 50 inches to 54 inches average for a male Philippine carabao or domestic swamp-type water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). “This is the biggest that
I’ve seen in my entire life,” Piñol said in a video posted on YouTube on Friday. He visited Barangay Pangi on July 13 to see the huge carabao and its owner, 88-year-old farmer Flaviano Tamba. The former agriculture chief launched a “fun game” through his Facebook page in July 17-23, 2021 |
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