Five-day Philippine Scouting Centennial Jamboree set in Zamboanga City

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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.

Griño said they expect more or less 5,000 BSP members from Luzon, the Visayas and other parts of Mindanao to attend the centennial jamboree.

Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority

and Freeport in Sitio San Ramon, Barangay Talisayan,

west of this city.(Photo grabbed at Skyscrapercity.com)

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)
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