1. CSE A.P. Anghay , ALT

2. The birth and development of
Scouting in the Philippines:
 All Filipino boy Scouts troop organized in
Zamboanga in November 15, 1914
 The initiative to form a troop came from Mrs.
Caroline S. Spencer, an American widow who
was in the Philippines to do works of charity with
the natives of Sulu
 Assigned to arrange for her transportation and
accompany her during her trips was a young 2nd
Lt. Sherman L. Kiser
 She suggested to Lt. Kiser to form a Boy Scout
Troop in the island.

3. The First Filipino Troop
 The 1st recorded Filipino Boy scoutTroop
was named Lorillard SpencerTroop, named
after the son of Mrs. Spencer
 Organized in Zamboanga City on November
15, 1914

4. The Philippine Council-BSA
 December 7, 1922- Rotary Club of Manila
wrote BSA in New York expressing desire
to see “ the organization and program of
Scouting in active operation in the
Philippine island
 Commonwealth Act 111- establishing the
Boy Scouts of the Philippines with seven
charter members

5. The Seven Charter Members:
Founders of the BSP
 Joseph Emile H. Stevenot
 Arsenio N. Luz
 Carlos P. Romulo
 Vicente P. Lim
 Manuel R. Camus
 Jorge B.Vargas
 Gabriel A. Daza

7. Scouting and WWII
 From December 11, 1941 to February 23, 1945-
Scouting throughout the Philippines was
temporarily suspended following the outbreak of
war in the Pacific
 February 24, 1945- BSP National Council was re-
established and its HQ. officially resumed
operations
 October 1, 1946 – BSP became a member of the
International Scout Conference , now calledWorld
Organization of Scout movement

8. BSP in the Martial Law years:
 May 22, 1974 – Pres. Marcos issued Presidential
Decree no. 460 , amending Commonwealth Act 111 ,
the BSP Law, by expanding the composition of BSP’s
National Executive Board to include among others,
seven Cabinet members
 PD 460 – was the governing law of the BSP for the
next 18 years , including the 6-years of the
administration of Pres. Corazon C. Aquino

9. 1972- BSP breaching the millionth
mark in its membership
1977- BSP membership exceeded 2
million , the reason for this was
integration of Scouting in the
school curriculum by the DECS.
Department Order no. 21 issued
by DECS in 1973 authorized
Scouting as a substitute for P.E.,
Health, Music and Pre-Mil. Trng.

10. BSP : after Martial Law
 The years following EDSA I witnessed attempts to
revive the quality of Philippine Scouting.
 Pres. Corazon C. Aquino- signed R.A 7278, the new
BSP Law to restore its pre-Martial law “volunteer
and democratic character”
 BSP adopted quality scouting as a focus and
shifted attention from membership recruitment to
training

11.  24 March 1992 , Pres.Aquino signed a new
BSP Law R.A. # 7278, required a restructuring
of the organization
 R.A # 7278
- mandates that the President of the
Philippines is the Chief Scout of the BSP
- describes the National Executive Board as the
governing body

12. Section 5- R.A. No. 7278
 National Executive Board composition:
- Charter member
- Regional Chairmen (10)
- Secretary of Education
- GSP National President
- Scout Representative (3)
- Regular Members (12)
- Sectoral Members (10-15)

13. BSP NATIONAL OFFICERS:
 President ( Hon.Vice Pres. Jejomar C. Binay)
 SeniorVice- President
 Vice President ( 1 each Luzon,Visayas,
Mindanao)
 Treasurer
 AssistantTreasurer/s
 Chief National Commissioner
 SecretaryGeneral

14. Powers and Functions of the
NEB:
 Make or amend the by laws( ratified
by the National Council)
 Authorize/execute mortgages and
liens upon the property
 Constitute an Executive Committee
 Create Standing Committees
 Hold regular/special meetings

15. Section 6 R.A 7278 Describes the
composition of the National Council
 Members of the National Executive Board
(NEB)
 Charter Members
 Regional Commissioners
 Chairmen and Commissioners of local
councils
 Others (duly accredited delegates of local
council)

16. BSP NATIONAL OFFICE:
 The National Office is the Central
Administration office of the BSP. It serves the
National Council the National Executive
Board and its Committees and the various
regions and local council.

17. Secretary General : Atty. Wendel E. Avesado
( Asec. HUDCC)
• The National Secretary General shall
executes and implements , through the units
under him all the policies, rules and
regulations established by the National
Executive Board and the National Council.

18. 10 Philippine Scouting Region:
 Ilocos Region (6 councils)
 Northeastern Luzon Region (11 councils)
 Central Luzon Region ( 9 councils)
 National Capital Region (11 councils)
 SouthernTagalog Region (16 councils)
 Bicol Region ( 9 councils)
 WesternVisayas Region ( 7 councils)
 EasternVisayas Region ( 10 councils)
 Eastern Mindanao Region ( 11 councils)
 Western Mindanao Region ( 11 councils)

19. Western Mindanao Region :
RSD Pedro B. Penados
 Basilan
 Iligan City
 Lanao del Norte
 Lanao del Sur- Marawi City
 Maguindanao-Cotabato City
 M-G Sulu
 Misamis Occidental
 Tawi-Tawi
 Zamboanga City
 ZANDIDAP
 Zamboanga Del Sur-Pagadian
 Zamboanga Sibugay

20. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE: BSP
107 Local Councils
National Council
Natl. Exec. Board
National Office
IR NELR CLR NCR STR BR WVR EVR EMR WMR

21. Local Council Executive Board Officers
 Hon. Petronilo G. Pardillo - Council Chairman
 Engr. Roselo C. Acedilla - 1st CouncilVice Chairman
 Mr. Abundio P. Saavedra -2nd CouncilVice Chairman
 Mr. Enrique C. Libron - CouncilTreasurer
 Mr. Antonio G. Cang - Asst. CouncilTreasurer
. Hon. Ruderic C. Marzo – Council Auditor
- Supt. Randolph B.Tortola – Council Scout
Commissioner
- Naomie U. Grabato – Program Commssr.
- Alex C. Bado –Training Commssr.
- Hon.Ariel P. Anghay – Council Scout Executive

22. Council Organization
Local Council
Local Council Exec. Board
Council Office
District District
Elem. Institution
Sec. Inst. Community
Scouting
13 Districts , 30 Inst. /Sec. and 5 private schools
Council Chairman
Scout Executive

23. Council Scout Executive Council Staff
Council Scout Commissioner Council Officers

24. District & Municipal Commissioner District & Municipal Committee

25. Position Patch : Boy Scouts Section/Unit Leaders
Position Patch : Senior Scouts/Unit Leaders

26. The Sponsoring Institution & Scout Units
Sponsoring Inst.
(Name of School)
Institutional Scouting
Committee
Kab Scouts
(Kawan)
Boy Scouts
(Troop)
Senior Scouts
(Outfit)
Inst. Scout
Council (composed
Of all uniform IC
Kawan
Leader
Troop
Leader
Outfit
Advisor
Asst. Kawan
Leader
Asst. Troop
Leader
Asst. Outfit
Leader