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ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 28 (PNA) – Preparations are underway for the holding of the five-day Philippine Scouting Centennial Jamboree in this city.
Boy Scouts of the
Philippines (BSP) Scout Executive Arthur Griño said Thursday they have already
met with Zamboanga City police director Senior Supt. Angelito Casimiro and
discussed matters pertaining to security.
However, Griño
emphasized they are not concerned about the security of the participants citing
“as far as security is concern, it is well coordinated.”
The centennial
jamboree will be held from November 9-13 inside the compound of the Zamboanga
City Special Economic Zone Authority and Freeport in Sitio San Ramon, Barangay
Talisayan, west of this city.
Zamboanga City Special
Economic Zone Authority
and Freeport in Sitio San
Ramon, Barangay Talisayan,
west of this city.(Photo
grabbed at Skyscrapercity.com)
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Griño said among the top national government official expected to attend the jamboree is Vice-President Jejomar Binay, the BSP national president.
He said the holding
of the centennial jamboree here is a very significant occasion since this city
is the birthplace of scouting, which was on November 16, 1914.
According to the
Wikipedia, the history of Scouting in the Philippines can be traced back to the
American occupation.
The earliest
documented formation of a Scout troop in the islands was that of the Lorillard
Spencer Troop of Zamboanga formed in 1914 by a United States Navy Lieutenant
named Sherman Kiser. (PNA)
FPV/TPGJR/R.G. ANTONET A. GO/UTB
FPV/TPGJR/R.G. ANTONET A. GO/UTB
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