The Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) is the national scouting organization of the Philippines in the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The Scout movement was first introduced in the Philippines on 1910 during the American Occupation. It was "granted Recognition as a Member Organisation of the Boy Scouts International Conference...with effect from October 31, 1936" by virtue of certification signed by J. S. Wilson, Olave Baden-Powell, and Daniel Spry.
For most of the late 20th century and into the 21st century, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines is among the largest Scout organizations in the world, currently 4th, in terms of membership count (behind Boy Scouts of America, The Bharat Scouts and Guides of India and the co-ed Gerakan Pramuka Indonesia), largely due to the organization's dependence on the Department of Education.
Program sections
KID Scouting (Kabataang Iminumulat Diwa) is for boys 4 to 6 years old (in pre-school). They wear a light blue neckerchief. KAB Scouting (Kabataan Alay sa Bayan) is for boys 6 to 9 years old (grades 1 through 3). They wear a yellow neckerchief. Boy Scouting is for boys 9 to 12 years old (grades 4 through 6). They wear a green neckerchief. Senior Scouting is for boys 13 to 19 years old (grades 7 through 12). They wear a red neckerchief. Rover Scouting is for young men 18 to 26 years old (grades 11–12 and college level). Rovers aged 24 and above are called Rover Peers. They wear a navy blue neckerchief.
KAB Scout Advancement Program
Young
Growing
Leaping
Boy Scout Advancement Program
Membership
Tenderfoot Scout
Second Class Scout
First Class Scout
Scout Service
Scout Citizen
Senior Scout Advancement Program
Membership
Explorer
Pathfinder
Outdoorsman
Venturer
Eagle Scout
Rover Advancement Program
Yellow Quadrant
Green Quadrant
Red Quadrant
Blue Quadrant
Chief Scout's Nation Builder
All ranks wear the organizational badge, with elements from the Flag of the Philippines (the national flag forms the basis of the trefoil colors) and the green neckerchief below the trefoil, in their uniforms.
Scout ideals
Vision
Foremost in preparing the youth to become agents of change in communities, guided by the Scout Oath and Law.
Mission
To help the youth develop values and acquire competencies to become responsible citizens and capable leaders anchored on the Scout Oath and Law.
Scout Oath
On my honor, I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country, the Republic of the Philippines, and to obey the Scout Law. To help other people at all times, To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Panunumpa ng Scout
Sa ngalan ng aking dangal ay gagawin ko ang buong makakaya
Upang tumupad sa aking tungkulin sa Diyos at sa aking Bayan, ang Republika ng Pilipinas, at sumunod sa Batas ng Scout; Tumulong sa ibang tao sa lahat ng pagkakataon; Mapanatiling malakas ang aking katawan, gising ang isipan at marangal ang asal.
Scout Law / Batas ng Scout
Senior Scout Code
Preamble
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
Laws and rulings
For most of its existence, the Boy Scouts of the Philippines was a private organization. However, this status has been officially and legally reversed with finality by Philippine Supreme Court decisions in 1991 ("government-controlled corporation"), 2011 ("public corporation or a government instrumentality"), and 2012.
History of Scouting
Just 3 years after the birth of the Scout Movement and just 2 years after the Boy Scouts of America was founded the first Philippine troops were organized by Elwood Stanley Brown, Physical Director of the Manila YMCA, in 1910. In 1912, Elwood Stanley Brown recognized by Baden-Powell as "Chief Scoutmaster." In 1913, troops were organized by Mark Thompson, Antonio Torres, Domingo Ponce, and Francisco Varona. In 1914, the Lorillard Spencer Troop organized in November in Zamboanga City by Sherman L. Kiser, the first troop in the southern island of Mindanao.
