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The '''Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP)''', or '''''Kapatirang Scout ng Pilipinas''''' in [[Filipino language|Filipino]], is the National Scout Association for boys and young men of the Philippines. Its mission is to imbue in the youth and adults the love of [[God]], country, and fellow men; to train young people to become responsible leaders; and to contribute to nation-building. | The '''Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP)''', or '''''Kapatirang Scout ng Pilipinas''''' in [[Filipino language|Filipino]], is the National Scout Association for boys and young men of the Philippines. Its mission is to imbue in the youth and adults the love of [[God]], country, and fellow men; to train young people to become responsible leaders; and to contribute to nation-building. | ||
The BSP was chartered under | The BSP was chartered under Philippine Commonwealth Act No. 111 on [[October 31]], [[1936]]. Its predecessor was the '''Philippine Council''' chartered by the [[Boy Scouts of America]] in [[1923]] through the work of Filipino, American, and Chinese businessmen and interest groups. | ||
The Boy Scouts of the Philippines began in [[1923]] with the organization of the Philippine Council of the Boy Scouts of America (the Philippines being an American possession at the time). The Philippines, having acquired Commonwealth status in 1935, became an independent Scouting nation in [[1936]] with the transition of the Philippine Council into the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. In [[1940]] the Girl Scouts of the Philippines was founded. In 1959, the 10th World Scout Jamboree held in Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna, the first world Scout jamboree held in Asia. | The Boy Scouts of the Philippines began in [[1923]] with the organization of the Philippine Council of the Boy Scouts of America (the Philippines being an American possession at the time). The Philippines, having acquired Commonwealth status in 1935, became an independent Scouting nation in [[1936]] with the transition of the Philippine Council into the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. In [[1940]] the Girl Scouts of the Philippines was founded. In 1959, the 10th World Scout Jamboree held in Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna, the first world Scout jamboree held in Asia. | ||
