History of scouting in the Philippines
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines was legally established in 1936 in Manila through the work of three men: Josephus Stevenot, Tomás Confesor, and Manuel Quezon, and started activities in 1938.
The term "Boy Scouts of the Philippines" was first used by Theodore Roosevelt in 1911 and by Sir Robert Baden-Powell in 1912.
Still, the 2014 "Philippine Scouting Centennial Jamboree" commemorated the founding of the Lorillard Spencer Troop in 1914.
In 1913, troops were organized by Mark Thompson, Antonio Torres, Domingo Ponce, and Francisco Varona.
[4] In 1923, the Rotary Club established the Boy Scouts of America Philippine Islands Council No.
In 1946, in time for its 10th anniversary, the BSP was declared a full member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.
In 1954, the first BSP National Scout Jamboree was held at Rolling Hills, Balara, Quezon City.
In 1961, the Boy Scout program was revised to replace American symbols (e.g., Eagle) with Philippine motifs (e.g. Maginoo, Jose Rizal).
In 1963, 24 members of the BSP delegation to the 11th World Scout Jamboree in Marathon, Greece, died in a plane crash in the sea off the coast of Mumbai, India.
[5] In August 1968, Boy Scouts, Rovers, and Scouters joined in the search-and-rescue operations for victims of the Ruby Tower collapse caused by the Casiguran earthquake.
[6] For the services rendered by the Scouts, the BSP organization was awarded by President Ferdinand Marcos with a Presidential Gold Medal the following year.
In 1971, Ambassador Antonio C. Delgado was elected Chairman of the World Scout Conference, becoming the first Filipino to hold this position.
The jamboree song, "Kapatirang Paglilingkod," reflected the Bagong Lipunan regime of President Ferdinand Marcos.
However, since "kab" was not a Filipino word, it was contrived as an acronym for "Kabataan Alay sa Bayan" written in uppercase.
Since "kid" is English and not Filipino, it was contrived as an acronym for "Kabataang Iminumulat Diwa" and written in all caps.
