2. Mission
"To help girls and young women realize
the ideals of womanhood and prepare
themselves for the responsibilities in the
home, the nation and the world
community."
3. Vision
"The Filipino girl and young woman
who are progressive, dynamic, pro-
active, patriotic and God-loving."
5. THE GIRL SCOUT PROMISE
On my honor, I will do my duty
To God and my country,
To help other people at all times
And to live by the Girl Scout Law
6. The Girl Scout Law
A Girl Scout's honor is to be trusted.
A Girl Scout is loyal.
A Girl Scout is helpful.
A Girl Scout is a friend to all and a sister to every other Girl Scout.
A Girl Scout is courteous.
A Girl Scout respects living things.
A Girl Scouts is disciplined.
A Girl Scout is self-reliant.
A Girl Scout is thrifty.
A Girl Scout is clean in thought, word and deed.
7. Girl Scouting in the Philippines
LADY OLAVE BADEN POWELL, the wife of B-P and named
later as World Chief Guide;
JULIETTE GORDON-LOW, founder of the Girl Scouts of the
United States of America in 1912; and
JOSEFA LLANES-ESCODA, a wartime heroine of World War
II and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.
8. LADY OLAVE BADEN POWELL
In 1930, the World Bureau conferred on her
the title of World Chief Guide, apposition she
held up to the time of her death in 1977.
9. JULIETTE GORDON-LOW
Founded Scottish Girl Guide
group
She started other Girl Guide
troops in London before
sailing to America to begin
the first American Girl guide
troop on March 21, 1912.
10. JOSEFA LLANES-ESCODA
Was the third woman in the triad. She was a well-known and
respected social worker and civic leader from Dingras, Ilocos Norte.
Through the GSP, Mrs. Escoda was sent for Girl Scout training in
1939 to the USA and Great Britain.
Upon her return to the Philippines, Mrs. Escoda set up the GSP
with the help of civic-minded citizens and supporters.
On May 26, 1940, the GSP was chartered as a national organization
under Commonwealth Act. No. 542.
In 1946, at the 11th World Conference held at Evian, France, GSP
was accepted by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
(WAGGGS) as a tenderfoot member.
On August 13-23, 1948, GSP became a full member at the 12th
World Conference held in Cooperstown, New York.
Three women, in so far as the Girl Scouts of the Philippines is concerned, had shaped and contributed greatly to the Girl Scouting/Girl Guiding world.
formerly Olave St. Claire Soames, came quietly into the movement when she married B-P eight months after a whirlwind shipboard romance while on cruise to the West Indies with her father. There she met Baden Powell and had since been actively involved in the movement in 1916 when she was appointed Country Commissioner for Sussex and later as Chief Commissioner.
Lady Olave visited the Philippines twice. The first time was in March 25-27, 1958 as part of her travel itinerary in Asia and the second was on October 11, 1966 during the Closing Ceremonies of the GSP's 25th anniversary held at the Luneta Grandstand. She conveyed her warm affection and pleasant thoughts to the Filipino Girl Scouts during these visits.
"Daisy", a woman of means from Savannah, Georgia and widow of an Englishman named William Low, met Lord B-P who interested her in the Scouting program.
She had worked very hard to uplift the condition of needy and disadvantaged people.
As early as 1918, lone troops were found to be in existence in the islands. Some of the early troops were organized in Davao (1918), Capiz (1926), the Mountain Province, Manila (1939) and other places. Generally, American missionaries and servicemen and other concerned members of the American communities were said to have started these troops. All these early troops, however, were registered directly with the GSUSA.
